Overview
- Netflix’s official logline describes a widow who bonds with a giant Pacific octopus and a wayward young man, leading to a life-changing discovery.
- The cast includes Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, Colm Meaney, Joan Chen, Kathy Baker, Beth Grant, and Sofia Black-D'Elia, with Field the only role publicly identified as Tova.
- The film is rated PG-13 for thematic material, some strong language, suggestive references, and brief drug use, according to FilmRatings.com.
- Olivia Newman directs from a script co-written with John Whittington, with production by Bryan Unkeless and Peter Craig for Night Owl and Anonymous Content’s David Levine and executive producers including Alyssa Rodrigues, Tony Lipp, Erika Hampson, Alisa Tager, Newman, and author Shelby Van Pelt.
- Principal photography reportedly took place from March to May in Vancouver, Canada.