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If you’re looking to catch up on this year’s Academy Award-winning films at home, you can add Conclave, based on the bestselling novel by Robert Harris, to your list.
Screenwriter Peter Straughan won the Oscar for best writing for the mystery thriller starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini. Conclave is available to stream online on Peacock for subscribers only, or through premium video-on-demand platforms. In addition, you can buy Conclave on digital in 4K Ultra HD on sale for $9.99 (reg. $19.99) at Prime Video, Apple TV and elsewhere.
At a Glance: How to Watch Conclave Online
Conclave won best writing at the 97th Academy Awards. It was also nominated for best picture, best actor for Fiennes, best supporting actress for Rossellini, best costume design, best editing, best original score and best production design.
Below, watch the official trailer and keep reading for more details on where to stream Conclave online and where to buy the book that inspired the award-winning film.
Where to Stream Conclave Online
Peacock
Conclave is available to stream at home on Peacock, which starts at $7.99 per month.
Not a Peacock subscriber? You’ll get access to the movie online alongside other Oscar winners and nominees such as Wicked (which arrives on the streamer on March 21) and Wild Robot alongside original series like Poker Face, Bel-Air, Girls5Eva, Sick and more; hit movies like Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Fast X, Asteroid City, Strays and more. The streamer also includes sports and entertainment from NBC Sports and WWE; more than 50 “always-on” streaming channels and much more.
Conclave is also available to buy in 4K Ultra HD on sale for $9.99 (reg. $19.99) on Prime Video; it’s also at Apple TV and other video-on-demand platforms.
Conclave: Plot, Cast, Run Time
Directed by Edward Berger, Conclave is set over three days at the Vatican in Italy and follows the College of Cardinals’ secret process and selection of the new Pope after the old Pope suddenly dies of a heart attack. However, when Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) discovers a deep conspiracy, he has to make a tough decision about the future of the Catholic Church.
The film also stars Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, Isabella Rossellini, Lucian Msamati and others. It runs two hours.
Where to Buy the Conclave Novel Online
Originally released in 2016, Conclave (Knopf) is among the many novels by British author Robert Harris to be adapted for the big or small screen. The best-selling writer’s fiction titles include Fatherland, Imperium (the first of his Cicero trilogy), Munich, Archangel, Enigma, The Ghost Writer, Pompeii and more.
‘Conclave’ by Robert Harris
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