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Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves are looking to shoot their way up a new streamer's charts in March.

Helmed by Underworld vet Len Wiseman, Ballerina marked the second spinoff of the John Wick franchise, setting itself between the third and fourth installments of the Reeves-led films. De Armas starred as Eve Macarro, a young woman raised by Anjelica Huston's the Director and the Ruska Roma, trained to be both an assassin and dancer for the crime syndicate, while also hoping to one day get revenge for the murder of her father.

Now, some nine months after the film first hit theaters, Ballerina is about to head to a new streaming home. The John Wick spinoff, which has thus far only been available to stream or broadcast via Starz and Prime Video in international territories, will be coming to HBO Max in the United States on March 27. This comes in time of its departure from the aforementioned streamers, as well as Philo, on March 24.

Featuring both new and returning franchise stars, including Norman Reedus, Gabriel Byrne, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick in his final role, Ballerina garnered generally positive reviews upon its June 2025 release, with praise directed at de Armas' performance and the film's action, while criticism was aimed at its story and lack of wider John Wick impact. In addition to netting the series' second-lowest Rotten Tomatoes score, with The Continental having the lowest at 63%, the spinoff was also the lowest-grossing since the original, bringing in just $137 million against its $90 million production budget.

In spite of its initial struggles, however, the tide has been gradually turning in Ballerina's favor these past nine months. Audiences proved far more favorable of the John Wick spinoff, granting it the franchise's second-best Audience score on Rotten Tomatoes of 92%, just one point behind Chapter 4's 93%. Additionally, it became an instant streaming sensation upon its Prime Video debut, staying in the streamer's Top 10 for over a month straight.

The decision to move Ballerina from Starz to HBO Max should come as a welcome one for viewers as the majority of the John Wick franchise is already on the WarnerMedia platform. At the time of writing, the first three installments are available to stream on HBO Max, while the fourth film has been available on AMC+, but will be departing that platform beginning March 1, and The Continental still at home on Peacock. With the first three films being the most important for Ballerina's story, newcomers to the franchise could seamlessly start from the beginning.

Ana de Armas in an action pose at a club in Ballerina

Ballerina's change in platforms also comes as the franchise is still plotting out its next steps on screen. After back-and-forth talks, John Wick: Chapter 5's development was confirmed by Chad Stahelski and Reeves in April 2025, with the director still in an oversight role for the franchise along with Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee. Additionally, the Donnie Yen-directed-and-starring Caine spinoff reportedly began filming in 2025, while a second TV series subtitled Under the High Table, an animated prequel and AAA video game are all in various states of development.

The one thing that currently remains unclear for the future is whether de Armas' spinoff will be getting a sequel, which Ballerina's HBO Max debut could have a big hand in influencing. While the film underperformed at the box office, should it continue dominating streaming, it would open the door for the producers to look at developing a proper follow-up, particularly after the movie's cliffhanger ending created an interesting hook for a potential de Armas and Reeves team-up.

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