Brightburn is a superhero horror film, which is a rare find. It revolves around a young boy who crash lands on earth from another planet, and turns out to be a superhero, but with sinister intentions. The film, which draws its inspiration from Superman, is written by Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn, and directed by David Yarovetsky, with James Gunn and Kenneth Huang as the producers. Brightburn was released in the US on 24 May 2019.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Brightburn via streaming services such as Starz.
Is Brightburn available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Brightburn is available to watch via streaming on Starz.
The year is 2006, and the place is a forest in Brightburn, Kansas. A spaceship crashes at the site and Kyle and Tori Breyer, a childless couple, rush to the forest and find a baby in the rubble, whom they adopt and give the name Brandon. By age 12, Brandon discovered his superhuman strength and ability to fly, and his parents also discover a change in his temperament from a sweet boy to having anger issues. He gets angry when his middle school crush calls him a pervert, and he ends up hurting her, which leads him to be suspended. Later that night, he discovers the spaceship he arrived in, and this causes him to switch over to the dark side.
Brightburn stars Jackson A. Dunn, Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner, Becky Wahlstrom, and Emmie Hunter, among others.
Watch Brightburn streaming via Starz
Brightburn is available to watch on Starz. Starz is a premium OTT platform that hosts a variety of superhero movies like Venom, Power Rangers, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ghost Rider, X-Men: The Last Stand, and many more.
You can watch via Starz by following these steps:
- Go to Starz.com’s sign-up page.
- Select either the six-month plan or the monthly plan
- The standard rate for the six-month plan is $46, excluding any special offers
- The standard for the monthly plan is $9.99 per month, excluding any special offers
Starz is also available as a Prime Video Channel, meaning that subscribers to the Amazon Prime Video service can also receive discounted access to Starz. The discounts offered vary throughout the year. You can sign up here.
Brightburn’s synopsis is as follows:
“What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
