Director Renny Harlin will forever be associated with shark attack movies thanks to 1999 favorite Deep Blue Sea, and the filmmaker returns to the subgenre with Deep Water next year.

Magenta Light Studios will release Deep Water in theaters on May 1, 2026.

John Kim (Bait) and Pete Bridges wrote the shark attack action-thriller.

Deep Water follows an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane, en route from L.A. to Shanghai, is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters.

The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.

Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley star with Molly Wright (The Best Christmas Pageant Ever), Angus Sampson (Insidious), Kelly Gale (Plane), and Li Wenhan from K-Pop group UNIQ.

Renny Harlin said in a recent statement, “Deep Water represents the kind of movie I’ve dreamed of making since I grew up loving the ’70s disaster movies. Spectacular action and unforgettable characters who didn’t leave a dry eye in the movie theater.”