Underworld Movies: Every Film in the Vampire and Lycan Series

The Underworld movies follow a centuries old war between vampires and Lycans, the werewolves of this world, across five films released between 2003 and 2017. The series started with Underworld (2003), directed by Len Wiseman, where Selene (Kate Beckinsale), a vampire Death Dealer, keeps hunting Lycans even though many of her kind think the enemy is nearly wiped out. She notices the Lycans are following a human medical resident named Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman) and starts to ask why. Her suspicions put her at odds with Kraven (Shane Brolly), the vampire leading the coven while the elders are away. The film cost $22 million to make and grossed $95.7 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo, so it returned more than four times its budget.

Is Underworld a Goth movie? Not strictly: it is a vampire and werewolf series about a hidden war, and the films carry an R rating in the US. Bill Nighy plays Viktor, the vampire lord who rules the coven, and Michael Sheen plays Lucian, the Lycan leader, and the two give the series its old world feud. The first film was shot in Budapest.

What is the story behind Underworld across all five films? Underworld: Evolution (2006), also directed by Len Wiseman, is the film people mean when they ask what Underworld Part 2 is called. It opens centuries earlier, when three vampire elders raid a werewolf village and capture William Corvinus, the first werewolf, and Viktor locks him away in a secret prison. In the present day, Selene is on the run with Michael, the ancient elder Markus wakes early, and a pendant he wants becomes the key to the story. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009), directed by Patrick Tatopoulos in his first feature as director, goes back before the first film. Viktor keeps a line of enslaved Lycans, and Lucian, born a Lycan but able to take human form, falls in love with Viktor's daughter Sonja (Rhona Mitra). A bond between a vampire and a Lycan is forbidden, and that is the spark.

Underworld: Awakening (2012), directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein, jumps forward to a world where humans have learned that both species exist and have launched a violent purge. Selene wakes from a cryogenic tank many years later and meets a young girl, Eve, held in a lab. Underworld: Blood Wars (released in the US in January 2017), directed by Anna Foerster, finds the vampire covens close to being wiped out by Lycans now led by Marius (Tobias Menzies). Both sides want Selene, and the offer she gets from the Eastern Coven is a trap.

Was Underworld a success? By the numbers, yes: Box Office Mojo and The Numbers put the five films at more than $540 million worldwide. Awakening earned the most at $160.1 million on a $70 million budget, and Blood Wars earned the least at $81.1 million on $35 million. The full breakdown sits on the Underworld box office page, and the cast lists are on the Underworld cast page.

Each film has its own page: Underworld 2003, Underworld Evolution, Underworld Rise of the Lycans, Underworld Awakening and Underworld Blood Wars. For the count and the full list, see how many Underworld movies exist, and for our verdicts, see Underworld movies ranked and Underworld reviews. Tatopoulos handled creature design on the first three films. Paul Haslinger scored Underworld (2003), Rise of the Lycans and Awakening, Marco Beltrami scored Evolution and Michael Wandmacher scored Blood Wars, all covered on the Underworld soundtrack page. If you collect, the Underworld merchandise page is the place to start.

As of November 3, 2026, according to JustWatch data on TMDB, the Underworld films are on different streaming services in the US, UK and Australia, and the full table is on where to watch Underworld. Availability changes often, so check the film page before you subscribe.

In the US, Underworld (2003) streams on Starz, MGM+, Philo, fuboTV and YouTube TV. Evolution is on Starz and YouTube TV, Awakening is on Starz, and Blood Wars is on Netflix. Rise of the Lycans is on YouTube TV and through channel add ons such as Starz on Apple TV and Roku. All five can be rented or bought on Amazon Video, Apple TV and YouTube.

In the UK, Underworld (2003), Evolution and Rise of the Lycans are on Amazon Prime Video, Shudder and ITVX, while Awakening and Blood Wars are on Amazon Prime Video. In Australia, Underworld (2003) and Evolution are on Netflix and Stan, while Rise of the Lycans, Awakening and Blood Wars are on Stan.