'Minions & Monsters' Finds Its Streaming Home for Halloween on Peacock

Hollywood probably should have checked the Minions' references before giving them a movie career. Their enthusiasm for filmmaking comes with a fairly significant liability: an actual monster outbreak. That unfortunate production decision drives Minions & Monsters, which sends Illumination's yellow troublemakers back to the early days of cinema for an adventure with particularly good timing for Halloween.

The third Minions movie finds its characters pursuing ambitions beyond helping somebody else take over the world. James and Henry discover that they want to make movies, although their approach to casting creatures leaves something to be desired. For families deciding what to watch between rounds of trick-or-treating this weekend, their disastrous Hollywood experiment has arrived at home.

Minions & Monsters is now streaming exclusively on Peacock in the United States, following its streaming debut on October 28. The PG-rated animated comedy runs approximately 90 minutes and originally opened in U.S. theaters on July 1. Its arrival gives subscribers access to the latest installment just ahead of Halloween on Saturday.

What Is 'Minions & Monsters' About?

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Set in 1920s Hollywood, the movie follows a new group of Minions whose accidental appearance on a movie set turns them into stars. Their success hits a problem when the industry introduces sound: Speaking Minionese makes following a script difficult. James and Henry respond by trying to make a monster movie themselves, using a former master's spellbook to summon their creatures. Their production soon becomes a rescue mission when those monsters get loose, a premise that gives the movie a different playground from Gru's adventures, with the characters' slapstick fitting naturally into the silent-film setting. Readers weighing whether to add it to their weekend plans can find Collider's review of Minions & Monsters here.

Pierre Coffin directs and provides the Minions' voices, with a supporting cast that includes Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, and Trey Parker. Coffin also co-wrote the screenplay with Brian Lynch. The Hollywood connection even extends to a surprise voice appearance from Star Wars creator George Lucas, whose involvement Illumination boss Chris Meledandri previously discussed with Collider. Peacock's release also includes bonus material exploring the movie's production, including behind-the-scenes features and drawing tutorials. There is even a guide to making an Irene Blob Monster out of slime, giving families an appropriately messy activity to accompany the screening.

Minions & Monsters is streaming now on Peacock.