Here Comes the Flood (Netflix)
Fernando Meirelles, the Oscar-nominated director of the 2003 City of God who also helmed The Two Popes, steers this heist thriller from a Simon Kinberg script.
It is described as the story of a bank guard, a teller and a master thief caught in a deadly game of cons and double-crosses, told in a nonlinear fashion.
Oscar winner Denzel Washington leads a cast that includes Robert Pattinson (this would have been his fifth film of the calendar year, alongside “The Drama,” “The Odyssey,” “Primetime” and “Dune: Part Three”), Daisy Edgar-Jones (who also stars in the “Sense and Sensibility” remake), Danai Gurira and Sean Harris.
The production shot in New Jersey into late January, leaving a tight post-production window, and with Netflix’s year-end film slate already stacked, the smart money has “Flood” debuting in 2027.
Netflix’s slate is already stacked, anchored by Cannes acquisitions La Bola Negra, which shared the festival’s best director prize, and “Gentle Monster,” starring French star Léa Seydoux.
Sill to come from the streaming giant are the untitled sequel to “Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood” from director David Fincher, to be released in IMAX on Nov. 25, the war drama “The Mosquito Bowl” from Peter Berg, and the Venice Film Festival opener “Ink” from Danny Boyle.
“The Riders” (A24)
Edward Berger, coming off “Conclave” and “All Quiet on the Western Front,” teams with Brad Pitt for psychological thriller adapted by David Kajganich from Tim Winton’s 1994 novel.
This would have been a third 2026 title for Pitt, who also has the Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood sequel from Fincher and David Ayer’s Heart of the Beast on the docket.
Emmy winner Julianne Nicholson, Danny Huston and Camille Cottin round out the ensemble.
Production only got underway across Europe in early 2026, which makes a finish this year a stretch and points the film toward 2027.
“The Entertainment System Is Down” (A24)
Two-time Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund’s English-language satire strands an ensemble on a long-haul flight between London and Sydney.
During that time, the in-flight entertainment system forces passengers to confront the horror of boredom.
Keanu Reeves, Oscar nominee Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl, Nicholas Braun and two-time Oscar nominee Samantha Morton headline a sprawling cast shot around a real Boeing 747 the director acquired for the production. Östlund reportedly pulled the film from the 2026 Cannes lineup and has said he does not expect to finish before year’s end, with a Cannes premiere now eyed for 2027.
A24 is also expected to slot one more film into its 2026 roster. Jody Hill’s Famous, with Zac Efron, Phoebe Dynevor and Nicholas Braun, reads as one of the likeliest additions. Henry Dunham’s crime thriller “Enemies,” with Jeremy Allen White and Austin Butler, is not expected to be the one, with that title more likely to surface in 2027.
Sean Durkin’s “Deep Cuts,” an adaptation of the novel by Holly Brickley, which stars Cailee Spaeny and Drew Starkey, with Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein and Eli Bush among the producing team.
Two prestige features, still without a home, might surface this year.
Tom Ford’s Cry to Heaven, the designer-turned-filmmaker’s first feature since 2016’s “Nocturnal Animals,” adapts Anne Rice’s 1982 novel set in the ruthless world of 18th-century Italian opera. Ford writes, directs and produces, with a cast that includes Nicholas Hoult, Colin Firth, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Grammy winner Adele in her acting debut. Filming began in January in London and Rome, and with no distributor yet attached, the film is expected to land a buyer and arrive in the next calendar year
Oscar winner Joel Coen’s “Jack of Spades” wrapped in Glasgow late last year and has screened for several prospective studios. The gothic mystery, set in 1880s Scotland, marks Coen’s second solo directing after The Tragedy of Macbeth.
It stars Josh O’Connor, Coen’s wife and tyhree-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand, Lesley Manville and Damian Lewis.
with regular collaborators Bruno Delbonnel behind the camera and Carter Burwell on the score.
The initial cut ran nearly 150 minutes, and tighter second version has screened in recent weeks.
An acquisition announcement is expected soon.
Saturn Return
Greg Kwedar’s follow-up to the Oscar-nominated Sing Sing is a Chicago-set romance that unfolds across two timelines, tracing a decade in the lives of three college friends.
Charles Melton, a 2026 Emmy nominee for Netflix anthology series “Beef,” stars alongside Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan and Will Poulter, with Plan B producing.
The drama could set its sights on a March launch at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, the same festival that introduced “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” That would fold it into the next awards season.
