Netflix Releases First Trailer for The Woman in Cabin 10
Netflix has released the first trailer for The Woman in Cabin 10, a psychological thriller directed by Simon Stone and based on Ruth Ware’s bestselling novel. The feature, led by Keira Knightley as Lo Blacklock, follows a travel journalist aboard a luxury yacht who witnesses a passenger thrown overboard late at night, only to have everyone insist the incident never happened as all guests and crew are accounted for. The film is set to stream on Netflix on October 10.
The premise centers on Lo’s decision to pursue the truth despite mounting pressure from the ship’s elite circle and a crew that denies what she saw. The trailer underscores themes of class, gender, and gaslighting as Lo presses forward, risking her safety in the process. Ware has said the story’s core is a woman who experiences something wrong, reports it truthfully, and is not believed because of who she is. “Too many people know what that feels like, and I think we want vindication for ourselves as much as Lo,” she has explained.
Stone has described his approach to the project as an homage to 1970s paranoid thrillers, aiming to present a lead character who is trusted rather than doubted. He has said he wanted...