‘Tron: Ares’ Sets Disney+ Streaming Release Date

“Tron: Ares” will park its light cycle at Disney+, as the movie arrives on the streamer on Jan. 7.

The science-fiction film is the third in the “Tron” franchise, following the 1982 original and its 2010 sequel, “Tron: Legacy.” It focuses on a powerful AI being called Ares that travels from the eponymous digital program into the real world. Jared Leto stars as the personified AI alongside Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Gillian Anderson and Jeff Bridges, who reprises his role as protagonist Kevin Flynn from the previous two movies. The film was directed by Joachim Rønning.

Disney released “Tron: Ares” in theaters on Oct. 10, 2025. It opened to $60 million at the global box office, toppling its competitor “Roofman,” which opened that same weekend. However, it dropped precipitously in its second week, when its No. 1 spot was usurped by “Black Phone 2.”

In total, “Tron: Ares” grossed $142 million at the worldwide box office, falling short of “Tron: Legacy,” which grossed $400 million 15 years prior.

The original “Tron,” directed by Steven Lisberger, grossed $50 million in 1982. Though it received mixed reviews, it was a pioneering film for visual effects, endorsing a unique aesthetic that combined live-action footage, backlight animation, rotoscoping and early CGI. The sequels forwent the original’s singular look for more contemporary digital effects.

In addition to “Tron: Legacy” and “Tron: Ares,” “Tron” also inspired the 2012 animated series, “Tron: Uprising,” which aired on Disney XD for two seasons.

Both “Tron” and “Tron: Legacy” are also available to stream on Disney+.