Overview
- The film begins streaming on Netflix on October 24 following high‑profile festival screenings and a limited U.S. theatrical run.
- The plot tracks U.S. officials racing to identify and respond to a single, unattributed ICBM projected to strike Chicago within minutes, presented through overlapping viewpoints.
- Idris Elba portrays the president and Rebecca Ferguson plays a senior Situation Room officer, with Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts and Anthony Ramos among the ensemble.
- Production enlisted advisers including former Situation Room chief Larry Pfeiffer and STRATCOM veterans to guide procedures, terminology and cast preparation.
- Early reception varies, with a scathing Globe and Mail review contrasted by coverage noting positive notices and reported strong Rotten Tomatoes scores, as Bigelow urges public discussion of nuclear weapons and sole presidential authority.