Tom Cruise is back as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in what is arguably the biggest film of 2022, Top Gun Maverick.
It absolutely smashed it at the box office and grossed a worldwide total of $1.489 billion, making it the highest-grossing film of Cruise's career.
So whether you've seen it before or simply want to stream Top Gun Maverick for the first time, we can tell you where to find it.
Where To Stream Top Gun: Maverick?
It doesn't matter where you live in the world, there is only one GUARANTEED streaming service where you can watch Top Gun Maverick.
And that is PARAMOUNT+.
Paramount Pictures is the production company behind the show and the distributor of the movie worldwide. So it is always available on that streaming platform.
If you don't subscribe to Paramount+, you can sign up now – just click here. Paramount+ has tonnes of amazing content, so you won't be sorry!
That said, as Paramount+ is not available in every country, and with deals being struck between streaming platforms, there are other places to stream it.
United States: If you want to stream Top Gun: Maverick in the US, you need to subscribe to Paramount+, MGM+ or Direct TV.
United Kingdom: The film is available on both Paramount+ AND Sky Cinema.
Australia: Aussies can watch Tom Cruise in action on both BINGE and Paramount+.
Brazil: Paramount+, Globo Play and Now Online
Japan: Only available to rent on U Next, Amazon or Apple TV+
Israel: Unfortunately, Top Gun: Maverick is not available on any streaming platform in Israel.
Europe: If your country offers Paramount+, then this is where you can stream Top Gun: Maverick. Countries that offer the channel include Ireland, Austria, Germany, France and Italy.
Those without Paramount+ can stream the movie here: Belgium (Be TV Go), Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Portugal (Sky Showtime), Spain (Amazon Prime Video).
So if you want to know what all the fuss is about, watch Top Gun: Maverick on Paramount+ today.
What Is Top Gun: Maverick About?
It has been more than 30 years since we first met Maverick Mitchell, and over that time, his repeated insubordination has kept him from rising through the ranks.
When Maverick's hypersonic “Darkstar” scramjet program is in danger of being cancelled, he once again pushes things too far and destroys the prototype. In steps his friend Iceman Kazansky who is now commander of the Pacific Fleet, to save his career.
He gets assigned to the Top Gun school at NAS North Island for his next assignment, where he must confront his past as he trains a group of younger pilots.
As he prepares the graduates for the top-secret assignment, Maverick has to navigate through an uncomfortable relationship with the son of his deceased best friend.
Can the Top Guns perform a miracle and return home in one piece? Watch Top Gun: Maverick to find out.
Where Was Top Gun: Maverick Filmed?
To say that a huge amount of work went into Top Gun: Maverick is an understatement. Cruise wanted everything as real as possible, so the filming schedule was intense.
Aerial shots were filmed at Naval Air Station Fallon with the crew allowed aboard the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to shoot flight deck operations.
Filming also took place in the Cascade Mountains at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, Washington.
Other locations include:
San Diego, Los Angeles, the Lake Tahoe Airport, the Naval Air Station Lemoore in California, El Dorado County for the mountainous terrain and river canyons, and Eldorado National Forest in California for the forested mountain aircraft staging area.
Scenes were also shot in Sierra District State Parks, Inyokern Airport, and Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Basically Top Gun: Maverick was filmed everywhere!
How Much Did It Cost To Make Top Gun: Maverick?
The budget for Top Gun: Maverick was a whopping $170,000,000.
But when you consider that producers paid the Navy $11,374 per flight hour for F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornets and pilots to fly them, it easy to see where the money was spent!
Who Plays Who In Top Gun: Maverick?
In order to create a film as spectacular as this, you need an incredible cast.
So here they are…
Tom Cruise as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell
Val Kilmer as Admiral Tom “Iceman” Kazansky
Miles Teller as Lieutenant Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw, the son of Maverick's late RIO and best friend, LTJG Nick “Goose”. You can also watch him in That Awkward Moment and Spiderhead.
Jennifer Connelly as Penny Benjamin, Maverick's love interest
Jon Hamm as Vice Admiral Beau “Cyclone” Simpson
Glen Powell (Set It Up) as LT Jake “Hangman” Seresin
Lewis Pullman as LT Robert “Bob” Floyd
Ed Harris as Rear Admiral Chester “Hammer” Cain
Monica Barbaro as LT Natasha “Phoenix” Trace
