Passenger Paramount+ Streaming Release Date Set for Scary Horror Movie You May Have Missed

Passenger will soon be available for streaming on Paramount+. The movie was released during a crowded horror season, alongside the successful films Obsession and Backrooms. Now, subscribers can catch up on one of 2026’s supernatural horror movies on the streamer this August.

Helmed by André Øvredal, Passenger will be available to stream on Paramount+ on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Øvredal is best known for horror films including The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and The Last Voyage of the Demeter.

The movie’s theatrical run began on May 22, 2026. However, it received mixed reviews from critics. At the time of writing, the horror flick has earned a 47% Tomatometer score and a 55% Popcornmeter score on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie grossed $31.04 million on an estimated $15 million production budget.

Fans of supernatural horror and mystery thrillers can now give this movie another go on the streamer this August. The movie stars Jacob Scipio and Lou Llobell in a supernatural horror story centered on a young couple whose road trip takes a terrifying turn.

Why the highway accident is only the beginning of the terror in Passenger

Passenger follows a young couple on a road trip who witness a gruesome highway accident and soon discover that a demonic presence has followed them.

The synopsis follows a young couple who, after witnessing a gruesome highway accident, soon realize they did not leave the crash scene alone. A demonic presence called the Passenger has latched onto them, and won’t stop until it claims them both, turning their van life adventure into a nightmare.

Besides Scipio and Llobell, the ensemble includes Melissa Leo, Joseph Lopez, Miles Fowler, Alan Trong, Tony Doupe and James William Clark. The film’s screenplay is written by Zachary Donohue and T.W. Burgess.

The film was produced by Walter Hamada and Gary Dauberman. The executive producers are Jenny Hinkey, Nathan Samdahl, Pete Chiappetta, Anthony Tittanegro, and Andrew Lary.

Source: Comingsoon.net