Michael Bay's 1998 disaster epic Armageddon is set to leave Peacock in the United States on 1 September, giving fans only a brief window left to stream the film. The removal comes as Bay's most famous blockbuster prepares to depart the platform amid a notably quiet period for the director, who has not released a major theatrical or big-budget project since 2019's 6 Underground and 2017's Transformers: The Last Knight.

Armageddon starred Ben Affleck, Bruce Willis and Liv Tyler, with a supporting cast including Steve Buscemi, Billy Bob Thornton and Owen Wilson, and grossed more than $550 million worldwide against a reported $140 million budget. Despite its commercial success, the film received mixed reviews on release, later prompting comparisons to Bay's follow-up hit Pearl Harbor; it currently holds a 42% score on Rotten Tomatoes, with critic Roger Ebert famously calling it "an ordeal" in his one-star review.