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Peacock expands its movie library with the addition of the critically acclaimed Hellboy movie from Sony Pictures. It was based on the popular comic book hero created by Mike Mignola in 1993.
Which Hellboy movie is now available on Peacock?
Beginning today, award-winning director Guillermo del Toro‘s 2004 film adaptation of Hellboy is now officially streaming on Peacock. The ensemble cast was led by Ron Perlman as Hellboy, Selma Blair as Liz Sherman, Doug Jones as Abe Sapien, Jeffrey Tambor as Tom Manning, John Hurt as Broom, Karel Roden as Grigori Rasputin, Rupert Evans as John Myers, and Brian Steele as Sammael. Since its debut, the superhero film has garnered positive reviews from critics. It currently holds a Certified Fresh score of 81% on Rotten Tomatoes.
“At the end of World War II, the Nazis attempt to open a portal to a paranormal dimension to defeat the Allies, but are only able to summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed ‘Hellboy,’” reads the official synopsis. “Sixty years later, Hellboy serves as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, where he, aided by Abe Sapien, a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman, a woman with pyrokinesis, protects America against dark forces.”
The movie was written and directed by del Toro. It was produced by Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, and Mike Richardson, with Mignola and Patrick Palmer serving as executive producers. The creative team included director of photography Guillermo Navarro, editor Peter Amundson, and composer Marco Beltrami. Following its critical success, a sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, was released in 2008, with Perlman reprising the titular character.
