{"id":342202,"date":"2025-12-30T05:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T05:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/342202\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T05:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T05:02:09","slug":"netflix-users-only-have-48-hours-left-to-watch-a-21st-century-sci-fi-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/342202\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Users Only Have 48 Hours Left To Watch a 21st Century Sci-Fi Masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2026, there\u2019s a very good chance that we\u2019ll be talking about the arrival of a new <a href=\"https:\/\/comicbook.com\/tag\/sci-fi-genre\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sci-fi<\/a> masterpiece when <a href=\"https:\/\/comicbook.com\/movies\/news\/2026s-most-exciting-sci-fi-was-impossible-to-make-for-2-reasons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Gosling\u2019s Project Hail Mary<\/a> brings Andy Weir\u2019s best-selling novel to the big screen. Then, within a few more months, we\u2019ll have Spielberg\u2019s Disclosure Day, and <a href=\"https:\/\/comicbook.com\/movies\/news\/were-officially-6-months-away-from-ridley-scotts-first-sci-fi-movie-in-9-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ridley Scott\u2019s The Dog Stars<\/a>, and this comes on the back of a period where fans of high-concept sci-fi TV have been richly served. But sometimes, it\u2019s the older releases that still hit the spot best, and there\u2019s bad news for anyone who appreciated the other sci-fi movie that mostly put Andy Weir\u2019s work on the radar.<\/p>\n<p>Ridley Scott hasn\u2019t actually released a sci-fi since Alien: Covenant in 2017, but his last genre masterpiece came two years earlier, with The Martian. Released in 2015, it saw the Alien director embrace realism over the more fantastical elements of the xenomorph franchise. But the bad news for Netflix and Peacock users is that The Martian is set to leave both platforms on December 31. So now\u2019s the time to stream it.<\/p>\n<p>The Martian is One Of The Best Sci-Films Ever<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767070929_530_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Part of The Martian\u2018s appeal is how Scott swaps the outer space dread of Alien for humanist propaganda, despite the grim story of Mark Watney\u2019s accidental marooning on Mars. In one of his career best performances, Matt Damon plays the stranded botanist. It could have been a devastating tale of desperation, but Watney\u2019s resiliency and the rescue team\u2019s commitment to hope makes it less of an ordeal and more of a celebration. <\/p>\n<p>The Martian was also widely praised for its accuracy in the science of space exploration and the depiction of Mars. And for it to present complex scientific knowledge like the production of water on Mars\u2019 surface in such an accessible way only gets more impressive with every watch. With growing fears around technological over-reach exacerbated by AI companies, seeing a science fiction story that centers the spirit of human collaboration and intrepid spirit also feels perfectly timed. So a final watch of 2025 for any Netflix or Peacock subscribers is heartily recommended.<\/p>\n<p>Where To Watch The Martian From January 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a multi-platform streamer, The Martian isn\u2019t leaving streaming entirely, as it\u2019s being added to <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/N9RO7K\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paramount+<\/a> on January 1. It\u2019s also available to rent across the usual channels, if you want to pay a one-off fee rather than subscribing.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Leave a comment below and join the conversation now in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forum.comicbook.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ComicBook Forum<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In March 2026, there\u2019s a very good chance that we\u2019ll be talking about the arrival of a new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":342203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,392,1092,99692,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-342202","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-movies","10":"tag-netflix","11":"tag-regular-news","12":"tag-sci-fi-genre","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}