{"id":2216013,"date":"2025-12-29T22:05:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2216013"},"modified":"2025-12-29T22:05:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:05:43","slug":"for-good-streaming-when-to-rent-buy-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/for-good-streaming-when-to-rent-buy-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"For Good&#8217; streaming? When to rent, buy from home."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"87455897007\" title=\"How does 'Wizard of Oz' tie into 'Wicked?'\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/24\/USAT\/87455876007-20251121-et-wicked-explainer-16-x-9-thumb-1.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>How does &#8216;Wizard of Oz&#8217; tie into &#8216;Wicked?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A breakdown of how the storyline of &#8220;Wizard of Oz&#8221; all ties into &#8220;Wicked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>The future of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/12\/26\/wicked-for-good-streaming-digital-release-date-watch\/87918534007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Wicked: For Good&#8221;<\/a> at-home viewings is unlimited.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The second part of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/21\/what-to-watch-right-now\/87258535007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Wicked&#8221; film series<\/a> will be available to watch on digital before the new year, Universal Pictures announced on Dec. 25. DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD editions will also be for sale in January.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wicked: For Good,&#8221; was released in theaters on Nov. 21, a year after its namesake predecessor, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2024\/11\/19\/wicked-2024-movie-review\/76400544007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Wicked.&#8221;<\/a> The films, which star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/entertainment\/celebrities\/cynthia-erivo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cynthia Erivo<\/a> as Elphaba and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/entertainment\/music\/ariana-grande\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ariana Grande<\/a> as Glinda, are an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, itself based on the book by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/books\/2025\/11\/25\/wicked-gregory-maguire-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande\/87378038007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gregory Maguire.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Directed by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/01\/06\/britney-spears-biopic-jon-m-chu\/77477658007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jon M. Chu<\/a>, the &#8220;Wicked&#8221; movies serve as a prequel to &#8220;The Wizard of Oz.&#8221; USA TODAY movie critic Brian Truitt <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/18\/wicked-for-good-movie-review\/87258174007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/18\/wicked-for-good-movie-review\/87258174007\/\">says the film darker than its predecessor<\/a>, but still a crowd pleaser with more &#8220;Wizard of Oz&#8221; references to boot.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what to know about the &#8220;Wicked: For Good&#8221; digital release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Review: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/18\/wicked-for-good-movie-review\/87258174007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Wicked: For Good&#8217; brings back Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande at their witchy best<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"77262794007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">When will &#8216;Wicked: For Good&#8217; be available to stream? Digital release date<\/h2>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;Wicked: For Good&#8221; will be released on digital platforms on Tuesday, Dec. 30.<\/p>\n<p>The film will be available to rent or buy starting that day, meaning it&#8217;s not available for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/21\/when-will-wicked-for-good-hit-streaming\/87401971007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">streaming <\/a>quite yet.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>While Universal Pictures hasn&#8217;t announced a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2024\/12\/30\/wicked-movie-streaming-where-to-watch\/77320150007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">streaming date<\/a> for &#8220;Wicked: For Good&#8221; quite yet, it could be available in a few months, if the timeline of the first film&#8217;s release is any indication.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wicked&#8221; was available to stream on Peacock starting in March, four months after it was released in theaters. It later moved to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/entertainment\/watch-wicked-prime-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prime Video in September<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/21\/USAT\/87403071007-2552-d-085-00014-r-crop-3500-x-2162-a-1-f-4-ec-8.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/21\/USAT\/87403071007-2552-d-085-00014-r-crop-3500-x-2162-a-1-f-4-ec-8.jpg?crop=2883,2160,x482,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/21\/USAT\/87403071007-2552-d-085-00014-r-crop-3500-x-2162-a-1-f-4-ec-8.jpg?crop=1619,2160,x1882,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/21\/USAT\/87403071007-2552-d-085-00014-r-crop-3500-x-2162-a-1-f-4-ec-8.jpg?crop=3497,1967,x0,y92 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Giles Keyte\/Universal Pictures\" caption=\"Witchy frenemies Glinda (Ariana Grande, left) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) square off in Munchkinland in &quot;Wicked: For Good.&quot;\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Where to watch &#8216;Wicked: For Good&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>A variety of digital platforms, including streaming services like Prime Video and Apple TV, will have &#8220;Wicked: For Good&#8221; available to rent or buy starting Dec. 30.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Universal Pictures said the digital release will feature two versions of the movie, including an exclusive sing-along and over one hour of bonus features, such as deleted scenes, a look into the making of the movie with the cast and filmmakers and more behind-the-scenes content.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at which platforms will carry the digital rental and purchase options:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Wicked: For Good&#8217; DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Wicked: For Good&#8221; will also be available to purchase in 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and on DVD on Jan. 20, 2026, Universal Pictures said.<\/p>\n<p>It is available for preorder at retailers including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wicked-Good-Ultra-Blu-ray-Digital\/dp\/B0G1TRYVWH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/wicked-for-good-4k-uhd-2025\/-\/A-1007539312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Target <\/a>and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/ip\/Wicked-For-Good-4K-Ultra-HD-Blu-ray-Digital-Copy-Musical-Universal\/18605270379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walmart <\/a>now and varies in price depending on version.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Contributing: Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:melina.khan@usatoday.com\">melina.khan@usatoday.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-12-29 17:00:47.311085255 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-12-29 17:00:47.311085255 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does &#8216;Wizard of Oz&#8217; tie into &#8216;Wicked?&#8217; A breakdown of how the storyline of &#8220;Wizard of Oz&#8221; all ties into &#8220;Wicked.&#8221; The future of &#8220;Wicked: For Good&#8221; at-home viewings is unlimited. 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