James Cameron’s wildly popular The Terminator introduced us to the terrifying concept of a future rules by robots—merciless killers made of computers and steel, with only one human rebel able to destroy them.
Now that we’re living in that bleak automated future, it’s hard to have quite so much faith in robo-intelligence—their screens and algorithms can’t even organise all the Terminator films into one simple platform. Here’s where UK audiences can screen each of the films in this unforgettable apocalyptic vision.
1984’s original The Terminator film can only be rented or bought on demand, via services such as Apple TV or Google Play. That’s the same case for the disappointing Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and 21st century fourquel Terminator: Salvation, only available on demand rather than via any streaming subscriptions.
Still a contender for the finest action movie of all time, Terminator 2: Judgment Day is mercifully included in the NEON library of action blockbusters, and the limp Terminator: Genisys is available on Prime Video and Netflix: how unfair.
As for the most recent addition to this overly complex series, improvement Terminator: Dark Fate can be rented or bought on demand or streamed as part of your Disney+ subscription: another weird outlier in an unpredictable-to-watch series of sci-fi hits.
What a tangled web of technology—almost as complicated as the frequently retconned and rebooted apocalyptic timeline of the films. You might just have time to get it straight before another doomed sequel is announced.
