Andrew Garfield's The Uprising Hits Digital Today: Where to Watch, Cast, and Plot Explained
- 🔑 “The Uprising,” Andrew Garfield’s Paul Greengrass-directed historical drama, became available to rent or buy on digital platforms on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, under three weeks after its September 10 theatrical debut, following what was reported as a historic low domestic opening weekend for a wide Garfield release.
- The film follows Ploughman, a farmer who loses his family to plague and helps ignite the real 1381 Peasants’ Revolt alongside rebel leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball; it is a historical drama, not a straightforward Robin Hood adaptation, though a late epilogue nods toward that legend.
- Andrew Garfield stars opposite Jamie Bell as John Ball and Cosmo Jarvis as Wat Tyler, with Woody Norman as the young King Richard II and supporting turns from Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, and Katherine Waterston.
- Reporting put the film’s domestic opening weekend at roughly $3.3 million against a $20 million budget, with a worldwide total of about $7.8 million, figures already public by the time the film reached digital release.
- Critical reception was mixed: reviews praised Garfield’s performance and the action sequences while criticizing Greengrass’s handheld camera style, a bleak tone, and a Robin Hood-adjacent epilogue that some felt undercut the historical story. No odds or box-office predictions are used anywhere in this piece.
- Physical 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD editions are scheduled for release on November 3, 2026, with bonus features including deleted scenes and featurettes on the cast’s historical research; no subscription streaming service date had been announced as of publication.
“The Uprising” is now available to rent or buy on major digital platforms, after arriving there on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. The Paul Greengrass-directed historical drama stars Andrew Garfield as a farmer-turned-rebel leader during England’s 1381 Peasants’ Revolt, and it’s landing at home just under three weeks after a rough theatrical run. Here’s where to watch it, what it’s actually about, who’s in it, and what happened at the box office.
Where can I watch The Uprising right now?
As of Wednesday, September 30, 2026, “The Uprising” is available to rent or buy on major digital platforms. The film opened in US theaters on September 10, 2026, and moved to digital less than three weeks later on September 29, 2026 — a notably quick turnaround for a wide theatrical release. No single retailer name has been confirmed across reporting, so check whichever digital storefront or on-demand service you normally use for new releases; the film should be listed there for rental or purchase now that its digital window has opened.
What is The Uprising actually about?
“The Uprising” follows a grieving farmer who becomes a leader of a real 14th-century English rebellion, not a Robin Hood origin story. Set in 1381 in the aftermath of the Black Death, the film centers on Andrew Garfield’s character, known as Ploughman, a man who has lost his family to plague and snaps after years of oppression under the royal council ruling in place of the boy king Richard II. He kills a tax collector’s soldier, an act that helps ignite the historical Peasants’ Revolt, and the story follows him alongside real rebel leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball as the uprising marches on London and collides with the crown.
Is The Uprising a Robin Hood movie?
Not directly — it’s a Peasants’ Revolt drama that only gestures toward the Robin Hood legend in its final stretch. The bulk of the film is grounded in the real history of 1381: the plague’s aftermath, the poll tax, and the march on London led by Tyler and Ball. It’s only in an epilogue set roughly a year later that Ploughman becomes an outlaw living in Sherwood Forest, a coda widely read as a loose, fictionalized nod to the Robin Hood legend rather than a straightforward adaptation of it. That epilogue was also one of the more divisive elements in early reviews, with some critics arguing it sits awkwardly against the historical drama that precedes it.
Who’s in the cast of The Uprising?
Andrew Garfield leads an ensemble built around the real and fictionalized figures of the 1381 revolt. He plays Ploughman opposite Jamie Bell as preacher John Ball and Cosmo Jarvis as rebel leader Wat Tyler, with Woody Norman playing the young King Richard II. The cast also includes Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, and Katherine Waterston.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Andrew Garfield | Ploughman |
| Jamie Bell | John Ball |
| Cosmo Jarvis | Wat Tyler |
| Woody Norman | King Richard II |
How did The Uprising do at the box office?
The film’s theatrical run was reported as a significant box-office disappointment. “The Uprising” opened domestically to roughly $3.3 million, a low mark against a reported $20 million budget, and reporting put its worldwide total at around $7.8 million. Those figures were already public by the time the film reached digital, and the quick move to home release — under three weeks after opening in theaters — followed that soft theatrical performance.
What did critics think of The Uprising?
Reviews were mixed, landing in the “rotten”/average range on aggregator sites, with praise for the cast and criticism of the tone and ending. Critics generally credited Garfield’s performance and the film’s action sequences, while pushback centered on Greengrass’s signature handheld camera style, a bleak overall tone, and the late pivot toward the Robin Hood-adjacent epilogue, which several reviews felt undercut the historical drama built up to that point.
When does The Uprising come out on physical media?
Physical copies are scheduled for release on November 3, 2026. Reporting indicates 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD editions are set for that date, with bonus features including deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes featurettes covering the cast’s historical research and the recreation of 1381 England. As with any release still on the calendar, that date is subject to confirmation closer to the time.
Is The Uprising coming to a streaming service?
No subscription streaming date has been announced as of Wednesday, September 30, 2026. The film is currently in its paid digital rent/buy window, and reporting at this stage has not identified a confirmed date for it to arrive on any streaming service. Anyone waiting for a streaming option should expect that timeline to firm up only after the digital and physical release windows run their course.
Bottom line: if you skipped “The Uprising” in theaters, the wait is over — it’s rentable or purchasable digitally now, with a disc release to follow in November and no word yet on a streaming home. Whether the epilogue’s swing toward outlaw-in-the-forest territory works for you may depend on how much patience you have for the 1381 history that comes before it.