Allison Williams’ science fiction horror is on Netflix now! Earlier this month, films like Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 and Child’s Play 2 became available to stream on the platform. And Williams’ 2022 film M3GAN is the latest to join these horror offerings on the streaming giant on August 24, 2026.
The movie’s cast included Violet McGraw, Rony Chieng, and Brian Jordan Alvarez, among others, with Gerard Johnstone manning the director’s chair. M3GAN, the titular robot in the movie, was brought to life by the combined effort of Amie Donald, who provided the physical appearance of the android, and Jenna Davis, who voiced her.
What is Allison Williams’ M3GAN movie about?
M3GAN follows Allison Williams‘ character, robotics engineer Gemma, who unexpectedly becomes the legal guardian of her newly orphaned niece, Cady (McGraw). The official synopsis on Netflix reads, “When a roboticist tests the lifelike companion doll she’s invented on her orphaned niece, the android soon takes her childcare duties deadly seriously.”
M3GAN was a critical and commercial success, earning $181.8 million against a budget of $12 million. However, its sequel, M3GAN 2.0, which cost $15 million to produce, managed to collect only $39.1 million at the box office. It also failed to follow up on the charm of the first film, being critically panned.
Yet, M3GAN, as a franchise, seems far from being done. While the sequel’s underperformance at the box office might have put a damper on mainline entries, a third installment did see the light of day in 2026.
SOULM8TE is a spin-off of the M3GAN franchise that was pulled from a theatrical release, with Universal Pictures opting for a digital release for the film instead. The film, starring Lily Sullivan and David Rysdahl as its leads, failed to impress critics, much like M3GAN 2.0. It was inevitably compared to another horror film that dealt with similar subject matter, Inde Navarrette‘s Obsession, which critics suggested handled similar themes and motifs much better.