Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem will make its free streaming debut on Pluto TV on June 1, 2026, giving viewers a no-cost way to catch the 2023 animated reboot more than two years after it reached theaters.
That timing matters because the film has spent the past two years building a reputation as both a commercial win and a critical one. It cost $70 million and grossed $181.9 million worldwide, while also landing a 95% critic score and a 90% audience score. Deadline called it “the best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie yet,” a line that matched the way the movie, directed by Jeff Rowe and written and produced by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, landed with audiences.
For Micah Abbey, one of the four teenagers who voiced the turtles, the release has always been tied to a deliberate creative choice: all four lead voices came from actual teenagers, with Abbey joined by Shamon Brown Jr., Nicholas Cantu and Brady Noon. The cast around them included Jackie Chan, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Giancarlo Esposito, Ice Cube, Paul Rudd, John Cena and Rogen, giving the movie the kind of ensemble usually reserved for much bigger franchise launches.
The move to Pluto TV also highlights an odd turn for a film that was treated like a major success when it opened. A project built for a wide theatrical audience is now being handed a free streaming runway as it ages into the next phase of the franchise. The movie’s sequel is slated for next year and is set to bring in the Shredder and Krang, with the original lead voice actors returning before the follow-up’s August 2027 theatrical release.
Rogen, who broke through with Freaks and Geeks and later built a career around comedies including Superbad, Pineapple Express, This Is the End and The Interview, has made franchise filmmaking a recurring lane alongside longtime collaborator Goldberg. For now, the immediate takeaway is simpler: anyone who missed Mutant Mayhem in theaters will be able to watch it free on Pluto TV starting June 1, just as the next chapter starts moving toward screens.
