‘Wicked’ Broadcast Launching Set at NBC Simply Ahead of ‘For Great’ Release

If you care to discover Wicked before its follow-up Wicked: For Great strikes theaters, want to … your regional NBC station.

The network has actually set the broadcast best of Wicked for Nov. 19, 2 days ahead of For Great’s launching on motion picture screens. The discussion will run 3 1/2 hours with commercials, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

The NBC airing of Wicked belongs to a huge marketing push leading up to For Great, which originates from business brother or sister Universal Pictures. The network is likewise airing a two-hour musical unique, entitled Wicked: One Terrific Night, on Nov. 6 that will include efficiencies from castmembers Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang and Marissa Bode, in addition to interviews and behind-the-scenes glances. (Outside the NBCUniversal household, the motion picture likewise got some totally free promotion from ABC’s Dancing With destiny, which had a Wicked– themed night on Tuesday.).

Not part of the For Great blitz, especially, is Peacock. NBCU’s streaming service had an unique window for Wicked previously in the year, however the motion picture isn’t presently readily available there. It now streams on Prime Video.

Wicked, launched Nov. 22, 2024, made more than $750 million around the world throughout its theatrical run and made 10 Academy Award elections, consisting of finest image, finest starlet (Erivo) and finest supporting starlet (Grande). It won the Oscars for outfit style and production style.

Wicked: For Great, directed by Jon M. Chu, shows up in theaters on Nov. 21.