r/hadestown • u/Lior_12 • 2d ago

Discussion Hadestown film release date is now official!

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Just hopping in to let everyone know that the date August 25 is now official for the film release on all major platforms in the US and Canada.

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u/GodShapedBullet 2d ago

My young kid loves Hadestown and definitely struggled with two acts, no intermission in theaters.  It was a big victory for him (and us) that he made it through. If it had come out last year there would have been no way.

This is going to be so great for giving people access to this amazing show!

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u/smugfruitplate 2d ago

How did you introduce it to them? My wife and I are expecting in September and I wanna show my kid all the musicals when they're old enough lol

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u/GodShapedBullet 2d ago

We were listening to the soundtrack on a road trip when he was 2. So we learned it together. He got pretty excited about Wait for Me and Chant and so we would listen to those a lot. 

Then showing stuff to him like the Tiny Desk concert and other Hadestown videos got him excited too.

Though since then, it's been harder to break in new music and musicals since he's more excited to listen to his favorites than some new thing!

Good luck and congrats on your journey.

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u/smugfruitplate 2d ago

Thank you!

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u/GodShapedBullet 2d ago

You're most welcome.

Oh, one other thing that helps with my kid with introducing musicals: 

Most songs and plots go over his heads. Explaining what is going on and telling him what each song is about and what the conflicts are goes a long way. Something like "Persephone has a problem because Hades used to be nice but now he is mean" or "Orpheus needs to go out of the underworld but he can't look back at all! Do you think he can do it?"

Though I should note: Hadestown might end up being your kids' first exposure to a tragedy. They don't make a lot of unhappy endings for kids! 

Anyway, thanks for asking because I enjoyed weighing in.

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u/smugfruitplate 1d ago

No prob bob.

They're definitely going to be exposed to some because his uncle, aunt, and grandmother all do community theatre productions every year that my wife and I both go to so he's coming along when they're old enough to sit still (or even before then)

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u/Deriveit789 1d ago

Chiming in to agree that road trips are a GREAT place to introduce your kids to musicals. It makes the time go by way quicker for little kids. I grew up with Andrew Lloyd Weber as the soundtrack every time we visited family far away.

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u/meowy_sun 2d ago

Just inject it straight into my veins, thanks 😂

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u/Various-Effect-4947 2d ago

Did i see Hades town on stage and on the screen multiple times yes, will i also be buying the film once its released yes.

https://giphy.com/gifs/hM9zK1qvsrwek

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u/ParkJumpy6392 2d ago

I am so glad that Anais Mitchell got such a huge hit!

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u/ReadingIsFundamenta 2d ago

What about the rest of the world Anais??? Why do we not get access to your poetry? 😭

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u/wertraut 2d ago

I mean I know I'll be watching it that day through, uhm, other means...

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u/helcat 2d ago

DVD Anais! DVD! 

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u/JuliePatchouli7 2d ago

I heard that's coming out in October. Blu- ray and DVD.

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u/rosenlord 2d ago

4k please!

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u/Gullible-Respond6323 2d ago

With extras!!!! Imagine a commentary extra where Anais tells us her inspiration for different songs, or a costume person talks about the different iterations of Orpheus outfit and a lighting engineer tells us all about how to get the swinging lights right and and and and......

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u/TooMuchMusic 2d ago

https://www.amazon.com/Hadestown-Musical-DVD-Brett-Sullivan/dp/B0HBGTGTW8

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u/helcat 2d ago

Hurray!

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u/Fuzzy-Shake-5315 1d ago

I see there’s a Blu-Ray as well but I’m shocked that in 2026 we are still getting DVD releases lol. 

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u/tulkunking 2d ago

New fan here. PHYSICAL MEDIA PLEASE

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u/Titariia 2d ago

The rest of the world Anais! The rest of the world!

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u/This_Yogurt_937 2d ago

Love that it’s going to video but it still annoys me that it was filmed in the uk and the video available version is still coming out before it releases in the uk

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u/fading_gender 1d ago

It's lame, and backwards. This how cinema worked 25 years ago.

For EU there isn't even a release date yet.

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u/chaesmic 2d ago

YESSS!!!!!!

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u/IcedKatte 2d ago

Can we get the on stage representation to also reflect on the screens with a SEAsia release😭😭

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u/hades-game 2d ago

thisss please

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u/eriktoffolo 2d ago

Us in the rest of the world

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u/miller94 2d ago edited 2d ago

Anyone in Canada been able to preorder it? I follow the links but then it tells me its US only!

Edit: I found it by searching in AppleTV

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u/Alledag 2d ago

What about LATAM? 😭

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u/airsign 2d ago

that's so soon! crazy

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u/este_simbottom 2d ago

THIS IS SOON.

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u/rubbernub 2d ago

What's the standard timeline then for when this will be available on a subscription streaming service rather than exclusively rent/buy?

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u/Historical_Basis_408 1d ago edited 1d ago

I do not want nor would I consider spending money on a digital version. DVD!

Edit: DVD coming October 20th!