‘Underworld’ Movies Starring Kate Beckinsale Are Back on Amazon Prime in the UK

After several years away from the platform, the Underworld film series led by Kate Beckinsale has returned to streaming on Amazon Prime Video in the UK. The action-horror franchise, which blends gothic aesthetics with gun-heavy battles between Vampires and Lycans, is now available to Prime subscribers once again. It marks the first time in roughly three years that the films have been accessible through a streaming service in Britain, giving viewers another chance to revisit the long-running vampire saga.

The Underworld series first arrived in 2003 and built a devoted following through its dark style and relentless action. Beckinsale plays Selene, a vampire warrior locked in a centuries-old conflict between her kind and the Lycans, a rival race of werewolves. The films mix urban fantasy with fast-paced combat and elaborate mythology, gradually revealing secrets behind the war that has shaped Selene’s life. Expect trench coats, heavy rain, and plenty of silver bullets. It’s never been subtle, but it’s undeniably stylish.

Beckinsale appeared in five films: Underworld (2003), Underworld: Evolution (2006), Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) (briefly narrating, due to its prequel status) Underworld: Awakening (2012) and Underworld: Blood Wars (2016). The franchise shifts perspective at times but remains centered on Selene’s story as alliances change and new threats emerge.

For viewers wanting to follow the events in chronological order rather than release order, the timeline actually begins with Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. That prequel explores the origins of the vampire-Lycan feud before the story moves into Underworld. Watching this way places the larger mythology into context early on, though the series still works perfectly well the way audiences first experienced it.

Beckinsale once reflected on the role’s impact while speaking about the franchise’s legacy. “I had no idea it would become what it did,” she said when discussing the films’ enduring popularity. The character became closely associated with her career and helped define the look of modern supernatural action cinema.

With the films now back on Prime Video in the UK, the door is open for fans to dive back into the shadowy world of vampires and Lycans, or discover it for the first time…lucky gits.

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