1 of 3 | Rebecca Ferguson stars in “A House of Dynamite.” Photo courtesy of Eros Hoagland/Netflix
Aug. 25 (UPI) — Netflix is teasing A House of Dynamite, a new thriller starring Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson.
The film is directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who is well-known for helming the 2012 feature Zero Dark Thirty.
“When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond,” a logline reads.
The first-look images released Monday show various members of the military and government apparently facing the threat.
From Academy Award winning director Kathryn Bigelow comes A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE.
Starring Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, and Jason Clarke.
In select theaters October 3 in the UK,… pic.twitter.com/HohxTURRti— Netflix (@netflix) August 25, 2025
In addition to Elba and Ferguson, the movie stars Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Jonah Hauer-King, Moses Ingram, Greta Lee, Jason Clarke, Malachi Beasley, Brian Tee, Brittany O’Grady, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Willa Fitzgerald, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Kyle Allen and Kaitlyn Dever.
House of Dynamite will have a limited U.K. theater run before arriving in theaters internationally Oct. 10. The film will stream on Netflix beginning Oct. 24.
Star Idris Elba arrives on the red carpet at the world premiere of Amazon’s “Heads of State” in New York City on June 24, 2025. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo