According to our sources, Paramount Pictures is expected to release their historical crime thriller BY ANY MEANS on VOD and digital platforms later this month, arriving on October 20th, 2026. The film launched in US theaters on September 4th, 2026.
Please note: Paramount Pictures has neither announced nor confirmed the release date. As always, release dates are subject to change.
By Any Means is directed by Elegance Bratton and written by Sascha Penn. It stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn, and Giancarlo Esposito.
Based on a true story, a young Black FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is sent into 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders. Forced to work alongside notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg), he finds himself pulled into a deadly hunt where justice and vengeance begin to blur. When the system is broken, two men divided by everything agree on one thing: the law has limits. They don’t.
We’ve added the release date to our Streaming Calendar. Pre-order the film from Amazon below, and check out the official trailer.
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