Ryan Coogler’s vampiric box office hit Sinners is coming home to Max this summer. The film, starring Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld, will make its streaming debut on July 4.
The Black Panther and Creed director reunited with Jordan for Sinners, in which he plays identical twin gangsters Smoke and Stack. Set in 1932, the movie follows the brothers as they return home to Mississippi with the goal of using their ill-gotten money and booze to open a juke joint. But more is waiting for them than old flames and the Ku Klux Klan; their blues music attracts the attention of dark creatures, and the partygoers have to fight to survive until dawn.
Sinners also stars Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, and Delroy Lindo. The movie bowed in theaters on April 18.
A lot has been said about Sinners, from bad faith reporting about its box office numbers, its subsequent success domestically and internationally, its Twilight Zone inspirations, and its place in the pantheon of Black vampire films. However it comes up in discussion, through cultural conversations about vampires or recommending other media to consume after watching it, Sinners is now a staple in pop culture, no matter what flaws fans may find.
Whether Sinners will come to Max before it’s rebranded HBO Max is still unclear.