2025 was a big year for dystopian movies about deathly, televised competitions based on the work of Stephen King. Two of the prolific horror writerโs stories, featuring two very different portrayals of how government controls the masses through a mix of entertainment and economic motivation, arrived in theaters last year. And in case that wasnโt enough of a freaky coincidence, theyโre both making their streaming debuts within a week of one another in January 2026.

