The Super Mario Galaxy Movie hits Netflix in the U.S. on Nov. 30 and leaves Peacock Nov. 29. Here is where to watch now and what to expect.
As of Nov. 8, 2026, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is streaming on Peacock, and it moves to Netflix in the U.S. on Monday, Nov. 30. Polygon reported the Netflix date on Sunday, and What's on Netflix said Universal and Netflix confirmed it. The film leaves Peacock the day before, on Nov. 29, according to What's on Netflix.
So the practical answer is simple. If you have Peacock, you can watch it now. If you only have Netflix, you can wait about three weeks.
Where can you stream The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in the U.S.?
For now, Peacock. The film opened in U.S. theaters on April 1, 2026, and landed on Peacock on July 30, per What's on Netflix. That site says Illumination films follow a set pattern under Universal's licensing deal with Netflix: about four months on Peacock, then ten months on Netflix, then back to Peacock for a final four. That is the outlet's description of the deal, not something Universal published in the pages we could read.
If that pattern holds, the Netflix run would last until Sept. 30, 2027, and the film would return to Peacock in October 2027. The outlet's own calendar lists those dates, but treat the later ones as projections, since only the Nov. 30 date has been confirmed in the reports we read.
Universal's film page also lists the movie for purchase or rental on digital, so you do not have to wait for a subscription window. We did not check current digital prices, and they vary by store.
Is it worth watching?
Depends on what you want from it. What's on Netflix says the film got mixed critical reactions in April but did well with audiences, crossing $1 billion worldwide and becoming 2026's biggest animated feature so far, in that site's words. Polygon went a notch higher and called it the second-highest-grossing animated film of 2026. Those two descriptions do not agree, and we could not settle it from the pages we read, so we are not picking a ranking.
What is not in dispute is the setup. According to Polygon, Mario and Luigi go after Bowser Jr., who has kidnapped Princess Rosalina and taken her to space. Chris Pratt returns as Mario and Charlie Day as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy is back as Princess Peach, and Brie Larson voices Rosalina. Jack Black plays Bowser and Benny Safdie plays Bowser Jr. Polygon says Donald Glover voices Yoshi, and the film is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic.
The reviews split hard, and it is worth knowing before you press play. Polygon reports that Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave it one star out of five, and that Clarisse Loughrey of The Independent gave it two out of five. Polygon's own reviewer, Michael McWhertor, was more positive and praised its "welcome swings at diverse animation styles." Polygon adds that if you want emotional or mature depth, this may not be the film for you.
It is a family film, so it works as a holiday-week pick for a mixed-age room. We have not watched it, and we are not scoring it.
Why does the Nov. 30 date matter, and will there be a sequel?
It lands the Monday after Thanksgiving weekend, which is also Cyber Monday, as What's on Netflix points out. Our take: that is smart timing for a movie that kids and parents will both put on during a long weekend at home. The more interesting question is whether people who already watched it on Peacock bother to watch it again, or whether Netflix gets a new audience. Streaming numbers will show which.
On a sequel, Polygon says it would be surprised if one were not in the works, and notes that the post-credits scene revealed another Nintendo character. That is Polygon's expectation, not an announcement from Nintendo or Universal.
The date is also a practical deadline. If you are on Peacock only for this film, the window to cancel and still catch it is the end of November. That is our reading of the dates, not advice from either service.
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Picture credit: Universal Pictures / Illumination / Nintendo
