Pedro Pascal is emerging as one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, in addition to being one of the most prolific actors alive. Pascal is having an incredible 2025, which started with him reprising his role as the surrogate father figure Joel Miller in HBO’s The Last of Us season 2, earning a second Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

This summer, he’s starred in two A24 movies – Celine Song’s romantic comedy Materialists and Ari Aster’s neo-Western Eddington, and will also make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, releasing in theaters on July 25. However, Pascal has another movie that was released in theaters this year, but flew under the radar, and is now making its way onto streaming.

Freaky Tales Lands A Streaming Release Date

Pedro Pascal’s Period Action Comedy Boasts An 89% RT Audience Score

Freaky Tales has landed a streaming release date. Written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the anthology action comedy is set in Oakland in 1987 and follows an NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teen punks, neo-Nazis, and a debt collector on a collision course in a fever dream of showdowns and battles.

The movie stars Pedro Pascal, Jay Ellis, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Ben Mendelsohn, Ji-young Yoo, the late Angus Cloud, Jack Champion, Keir Gilchrist, Marteen, Tom Hanks, Too Short, Sleepy Floyd, and Marshawn Lynch.

Now, over three months after its theatrical release, Lionsgate has announced that Freaky Tales will begin streaming on HBO Max on August 8, the same day Zach Cregger’s Weapons and Freakier Friday release in theaters. Freaky Tales will also debut linearly on the HBO cable channel on August 9 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Our Take On Freaky Tales’ Streaming Release

The Film Can Finally Be Seen By A Wider Audience

Freaky Tales‘ streaming release will finally allow the film to be seen by a wider audience. In January, it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where Freaky Tales reviews praised it as a bold, humorous, and thoroughly entertaining period piece, elevated by vibrant performances and stylish flair that compensate for its thin storyline.

However, Lionsgate dumped Freaky Tales into box office obscurity, giving it a limited release in just 393 theaters, where it earned only $400,000. The few who saw the film liked it, boasting an audience score of 89% on Rotten Tomatoes. Now, Freaky Tales‘ streaming release on HBO Max will finally allow it to reach a wider audience, especially those who are intrigued by Pedro Pascal’s presence.

Source: Lionsgate