Zendaya’s Hyped R-Rated Movie & More Peacock Releases This Week

Zendaya’s R-rated film lands on Peacock this week, alongside several other new releases.

Arriving on Peacock on July 1, Challengers is a 2024 romantic sports drama from director Luca Guadagnino. The film centers on a complicated love triangle among a tennis prodigy-turned-coach and two rival players. Told through time jumps, it builds to a tense Challenger tournament match that brings buried rivalries and emotions back to the surface.

The cast is led by Zendaya as Tashi, a fierce ex-tennis prodigy turned mastermind coach. Mike Faist is Art, her champion husband, and Josh O’Connor plays Patrick, Art’s ex-best friend.

Additionally, viewers can binge the entire Men in Black saga: Men in Black, Men in Black II, Men in Black 3, and Men in Black: International, all dropping on Peacock on the same day. Also among Peacock’s new releases this week is the Ocean’s trilogy – Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, and Ocean’s Thirteen – back to back.

Meanwhile, July 2 brings the emotional, twist-filled Season 2 finale of Brilliant Minds to Peacock. In Episode 19, “The Hero’s Journey,” tensions hit a peak as Dana and the team take down Dr. Amelia Fredricks’ corrupt insurance scheme.