Jason Statham is the most dependable and reliable action star of our generation. Every year, a new Statham action movie comes out, and it delivers exactly what we want: a one-man army, a few quips, some cannon fodder bad guys, and the good guy winning in the end. Sometimes, though, these films hit a bit differently and are elevated because something about them is just better than the norm. In 2024, Statham took on what could have been a silly film with David Ayer, but it became something much bigger. Now, a new audience can see it.
More than two years after becoming a surprise theatrical hit, The Beekeeperhas officially found a new streaming home on Peacock. The film features Statham as Adam Clay, a deadly ex-operative of a secret government agency called — you guessed it — the Beekeepers. After a cybercrime ring drives his friend to suicide, Clay launches a relentless, violent crusade for justice. Ayer reportedly brought in a retired FBI agent to consult on the movie’s structure and procedural aspects. Meanwhile, Statham, ever the committed performer, took the time to learn about beekeeping and trained hard for the film’s most demanding stunts — most of which he performed himself.
The cast is led by Statham as Adam Clay, alongside Emmy Raver-Lampman (The Umbrella Academy) as FBI Agent Verona Parker, Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) as Derek Danforth, Bobby Naderi (Bright) as Matt Wiley, Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) as Janet Harward, Phylicia Rashad (Creed) as Eloise Parker, Jemma Redgrave (Doctor Who) as President Danforth, and Jeremy Irons (Watchmen) as Wallace Westwyld.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Was ‘The Beekeeper’ Successful?
The movie was well received, and it currently has a 71% critics’ score and a “Verified Hot” 92% audience score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “Cheerfully undemanding and enjoyably retrograde, The Beekeeper proves that when it comes to dispensing action-thriller justice, Statham hasn’t lost his sting.” That enthusiasm translated into ticket sales. Produced for a reported $40 million, The Beekeeper earned approximately $162 million worldwide, making it a substantial commercial success and eventually leading to development of a sequel.
The sequel, The Beekeeper 2, will be released in January 2027, and will be directed by Timo Tjahjanto, with Ayer instead opting to move on to Heart of the Beast. Meanwhile, Statham’s Shelter is continuing to redeem itself on streaming following a lackluster box-office run, and his latest release, Mutiny, is still playing in theaters.
