What time is The Courier on Amazon Prime Video?

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as a businessman-turned-spy in The Courier. What time can you start streaming it on Amazon this week?

Benedict Cumberbatch is a chameleon when it comes to his roles. The Courier sees him as an English businessman who is tasked with an important but deadly task. The MI6 and the CIA want him to become a spy for them. What’s the catch? Well, this is set during the Cold War.

He’s to head to the Soviet Union, where he needs to work with someone there to prevent an all-out nuclear war. The two men are supposed to work together, but what if they get caught? Don’t expect any help from the Americans or the British.

This businessman is picked because he’s unassuming. He doesn’t seem like a spy, and that’s because he has no training in it. Just how will he do in his role?

The Courier release time on Amazon

The movie is coming to Amazon Prime Video at the end of the week. It’s not a global release, though, which is going to mean some disappointing news when it comes to the release time.

The Courier will come at midnight on Friday, Aug. 27. There is a chance that it will arrive at midnight ET, allowing for a slightly earlier release on the west coast. However, there’s no guarantee of that. It will be on Amazon at midnight local.

The story in this movie is based on a true story. Greville Wynne was appointed by the Secret Intelligence Service in the 1960s as an unassuming spy. He was to have conversations with people in power and then report back to the MI6. The story takes some liberties, but it is a good dramatization of the real events.

The Courier is streaming on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, Aug. 27.