Leave The World Behind (2023)

Director: Sam Esmail

Writer(s): Rumaan Alam (novel); Sam Esmail

Starring: Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, Myha’la Herrold, Farrah Mackenzie, Vanessa Aspillaga, Charlie Evans, Josh Drennen, Madison Jessica Bennett, Heather Lee, Erica Cho, Kevin Kenny, Jesse King, Mahkah Wright, Alexis Rae Forlenza, Stephanie Groves, Pavel Frolov, Josh Cab, Alex Barber, Sebastian Deerkop

Synopsis: Amanda and Clay’s aspirational vacation with their teenage children is interrupted by the arrival of a middle aged couple who own the holiday home and who have fled an unprecedented blackout in the city. When the internet, television and radio stop working, as does the landline, they have no way of finding out what is happening. As strange sonic booms shatter the peace of the countryside, and animals start to migrate in strange ways, the physical and mental health of the families begins to disintegrate. The renters are upscale and White; the owners are upscale and Black. The issues of race and clash become distractions to the more alarming things are happening all around them.

Release Date: December 8, 2023 (USA) | Length: Unknown | Genre: Drama, Family, Sci-Fi | MPAA Rating: Unknown | Note(s): Original announcement. Mahershala Ali replaced Denzel Washington on this project. No official trailer yet. Above is a promo for films coming to Netflix in 2023.