Peacock Is Getting Three R-Rated Marvel Movies — And They’re Arriving Sooner Than You Think

Here’s some retro Marvel news for anyone craving a blast of '90s vampires and leather trench coats: the original Blade trilogy is making its way to Peacock in April 2026. Yes, you read that right—three R-rated, wildly stylized action/horror flicks on one streaming service, all starring Wesley Snipes as the half-human, half-vampire who’s basically allergic to everything but sunglasses and tight-lipped one-liners.

What’s the Scoop?

Starting Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Peacock subscribers get access to all three Blade movies:

• Blade (1998) – directed by Stephen Norrington
• Blade II (2002) – directed by Guillermo del Toro, before he was a household name
• Blade: Trinity (2004) – directed by David S. Goyer, who also wrote all three

The basic premise: Blade (Snipes), also known as 'The Daywalker,' hunts vampires in a city that makes Gotham look like a playground. He’s not your typical vampire—he got all the cool, superhuman perks, but missed out on the whole sunlight allergy and bloodlust issues. That unique origin? His mom was bitten by a vampire while pregnant and died giving birth.

Over the trio of movies, Blade goes up against a rotating rogues’ gallery of supernatural weirdness—think Deacon Frost, Dracula, and a bunch of lesser vampires who basically exist to get turned into martial arts confetti.

The Faces (and Fangs) of Blade

Wesley Snipes carries the franchise, but the supporting line-up is anything but boring:

• Stephen Dorff (the first movie’s high-strung villain)
• Kris Kristofferson (gruff sidekick and Q department for supernatural gear)
• Donal Logue (scene-stealing comic relief)
• Ron Perlman (in full ‘del Toro muse’ mode for Blade II)
• Norman Reedus (before his 'walking dead' days)
• Leonor Varela, Donnie Yen (who deserved more screen time), Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds—the third movie gets especially weird with casting (and tone)

Bonus fun fact: Snipes actually reprised his Blade character in the 2024 movie 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' which probably tells you everything you need to know about Marvel’s current approach to continuity.

How Did These Movies Land?

Blade made a big splash in '98, back when superhero movies were more morose than multi-billion-dollar franchise launches. Audience reactions were surprisingly positive, but critics mostly rolled their eyes at the excessive blood spray and one-note characters. The biggest hit was the first Blade, which lands at 59% on Rotten Tomatoes (critics) and a much kinder 78% from the audience. Do what you will with those numbers.

All three movies combined pulled in over $418 million around the world—not MCU money, but definitely enough to keep vampires in black leather for years.

There Was a TV Show?

Yep, in 2006, David S. Goyer tried to keep the Daywalker train rolling with a Blade TV series. This time, rapper Sticky Fingaz (yes, really) stepped into the lead. It lasted one season before getting the axe. That experiment is probably best described as 'for completists only.'

"The moment you got to introduce Blade to a new generation is exactly the moment you realize he never really left pop culture's bloodstream."

So, if you want a reminder of the era when Marvel movies were less about multiverses and more about nightclub swordfights, set a calendar alert for April 2026. The Daywalker is resurrecting on Peacock—trench coat and all.