12 Years Later, Ridley Scott’s $200M Historical Flop Is Officially Leaving Streaming
Ridley Scott’s biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings is due to leave Peacock in the United States in September 2026, ending its current streaming availability there. The departure draws attention to a costly film that attempted to revive Scott’s historical-epic success but was widely regarded as a commercial disappointment.
Released in October 2014, Exodus: Gods and Kings reportedly cost about $200 million and faced controversy over its religious subject matter. It is compared with Darren Aronofsky’s Noah, released earlier that year, which earned roughly $360 million worldwide from a reported $160 million budget; Scott had previously enjoyed major success with Russell Crowe on Gladiator.
- Exodus: Gods and Kings leaves Peacock in September 2026.
- Scott’s biblical epic was a costly commercial underperformer.
- The film followed the more successful Noah in 2014.