The connection series and follow-up filmHomicide: The Moviewill premiere Aug. 19 on Peacock.

As Simons tweet suggests, music has been the biggestHomicideholdup.

It can be an expensive and time-consuming process to expand those rights.

HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET – Pictured: (back, l-r) Andre Braugher as Det. Frank Pembleton, Daniel Baldwin as Det. Beau Felton, Clark Johnson as Det. Meldrick Lewis, Richard Belzer as Det. John Munch, Kyle Secor as Det. Tim Bayliss, (center, l-r) Ned Beatty as Det. Stan Bolander, Isabella Hofmann as Capt. Megan Russert, (front, l-r) Melissa Leo as Det./Sgt. Kay Howard, Yaphet Kotto as Lt. Al Giardello – Photo by: Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank .

The iconic cast of ‘Homicide: Life on the Street.‘Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images

This has been a barrier to streaming entry for many 20th-century classics.

Soon, TV fans will be able to get the full Frank Pembleton experience on streaming.

This article was updated on July 22 to add confirmation that Peacock will stream the film and series.