How to watch 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps': Now streaming
Marvel's First Family relaunched on the big screen this summer and blew the box office away. Now, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is coming to take over the streaming world.
Directed by Matt Shakman (WandaVision), First Steps stars Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Invisible Woman, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing, and Joseph Quinn as The Human Torch — a lineup Mashable's reviewer calls "exceptional."
If you missed the new MCU movie in theaters, now's your chance to check it out at home. Here's everything you need to know about how to watch The Fantastic Four: First Steps, including when and where it's streaming.
What is The Fantastic Four: First Steps about?
Set in a 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic world, The Fantastic Four: First Steps reintroduces Marvel's First Family as they face the ultimate trolley problem. Planet-eating Galactus (Ralph Ineson) has marked Earth as next on his menu, but promises to spare it if Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal) and Sue Storm/the Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby) give up their newborn baby, Franklin. It's up to the Fantastic Four to save both the world and Franklin — as a family.
Check out the official trailer for a first look:
Is The Fantastic Four: First Steps worth watching?
"First Steps is, in a word, fantastic," Mashable's reviewer Siddhant Adlakha writes. He also calls it "one of the best MCU films in years," and as you know, there have been dozens. Others appear to agree, as the movie currently holds a solid 87 percent Rotten Tomatoes score from critics and a stellar 91 percent from audiences.
"It’s been ages since a Marvel movie has succeeded like The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a delightful throwback adventure nestling a family soap opera. In many ways, no entry in the MCU has felt as detailed or inspired, let alone shown as much adoration for Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's comic book source material," Adlakha writes. "You know what they say: the thirty-seventh time's the charm."
Even if you're a jaded MCU fan, we think First Steps could be the movie to get you out of your superhero slump.
Read our full review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
How to watch The Fantastic Four: First Steps at home
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is officially available to watch at home as of Sept. 23, 2025 on digital and as of Nov. 5 on streaming. See the details below.
Buy or rent it on digital
The Fantastic Four: First Steps became available to watch at home via video-on-demand on Sept. 23, 2025, two months post-theatrical release. You can now purchase the film for your digital library on apps like Prime Video and Apple TV. A rental option was also available, but recently disappeared. We're hoping it will be available to rent for a cheaper price in the coming days.
You can purchase the film at the following retailers:
Prime Video — buy for $19.99
Apple TV+ — buy for $19.99
Fandango at Home — buy for $19.99
Google Play — buy for $19.99
YouTube — buy for $19.99
Stream it on Disney+
Disney+ is the streaming home of every film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so it's no surprise that The Fantastic Four: First Steps will make its streaming debut alongside the others. You can stream The Fantastic Four: First Steps on Disney+ beginning Nov. 5, 2025.
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Christina Buff is a Nashville-based freelance writer for who covers shopping with a splash of entertainment. If you’re ever wondering what streaming service you need to watch something (and the cheapest way to sign up for it), she’s your girl.
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