You won’t want to miss Netflix’s race-against-time political thriller with stacked cast

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Netflix has a new political thriller on the way that you definitely won’t want to miss.

The movie titled “A House of Dynamite” revolves around a thrilling race-against-time narrative following the launch of a missile, boasting an impressive ensemble featuring Rebecca Ferguson from Silo and Idris Elba known for his role in Luther, among others.

As an enthusiastic viewer, I’m eagerly anticipating this storyline that unfolds post an enigmatic missile strike on the U.S. The mystery deepens as we join the global race to uncover the culprit and devise a fitting response. While specifics about the plot are being kept under secrecy for now, the suspense is certainly intriguing!

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This thrilling movie is directed by the esteemed Kathryn Bigelow, known for her Oscar-winning masterpieces like “The Hurt Locker,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” and “Point Break.” The script of this new production, titled “Zero Day,” was penned by Noah Oppenheim.

Bigelow spoke about the project, stating that during her childhood, people were taught to seek shelter under their school desks as a method for surviving an atomic bomb. Now, this idea might seem ludicrous, and indeed it was then, but given the palpable immediacy of the threat, such precautions were taken with utmost seriousness.

Today, the threat has grown significantly, with numerous countries holding sufficient nuclear arsenals to annihilate civilization in an instant. However, it seems there’s a strange sense of complacency – a sort of silent acceptance of the unimaginable. Can we truly label this as ‘defense’ when the result is ultimate obliteration?

I’d like to create a movie that delves into a thought-provoking conundrum – a portrayal of the absurdity of life persistently lingering in the specter of destruction, while seldom acknowledging it openly.

In addition to The Hurt Locker’s Greg Shapiro, Bigelow and Oppenheim, known for their work, will also serve as producers. Meanwhile, White Noise’s Brian Bell and Bright’s Sarah Bremner are taking on the roles of executive producers.

The film was produced by First Light Pictures, along with Prologue Entertainment, which is a company owned by Oppenheim and Bremner, as well as Kingsgate Films (known for ‘Detachment’ and ‘The Hurt Locker’).

Who is in A House of Dynamite?

Alongside Ferguson as Olivia Walker and Elba, A House of Dynamite will also star:

• Willa Fitzgerald portrays Abby Jansing in “Strange Darling”
• Gabriel Basso is seen in “The Night Agent”
• Anthony Ramos stars in “Twisters”
• Greta Lee acts in “Past Lives”
• Jared Harris is known for “Chernobyl”
• Kaitlyn Dever appears in “The Last of Us”
• Tracy Letts previously worked on “Homeland”
• Jonah Hauer-King becomes part of “Doctor Who”
• Moses Ingram shines in “The Queen’s Gambit”
• Jason Clarke works on “Oppenheimer”
• Brian Tee features in “Reacher”
• Brittany O’Grady plays a role in “The White Lotus”
• Gbenga Akinnagbe was prominent in “The Wire”
• Renée Elise Goldsberry acts in “Girls5eva”
• Kyle Allen makes an appearance in “West Side Story

When will A House of Dynamite be released?

The film is scheduled to make its debut at the Venice Film Festival on September 2nd. Following this, it will have a limited screening in UK cinemas on October 3rd. Afterward, it will be shown globally in theaters on October 10th. Later in the month, on October 24th, it will become available for streaming on Netflix.

A House of Dynamite will stream on Netflix from 24 October.

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2025-08-27 13:19