Netflix Sets September 25 Premiere for Unabomber Thriller

Netflix has announced the premiere date for its upcoming true-crime thriller "Unabomber," a film that traces the transformation of Ted Kaczynski from a gifted young student into one of America's most notorious domestic terrorists. The movie is set to debut globally on the streaming platform on September 25, 2026.

The film employs a dual-timeline narrative structure. One thread follows a teenage Kaczynski, portrayed by Jacob Tremblay, during his time as a mathematics prodigy at Harvard University. The other timeline depicts the extensive FBI manhunt that eventually led to his capture. Central to the earlier period is the character of Harvard professor Henry Murray, played by Russell Crowe, who subjects Kaczynski to controversial psychological experiments. Decades later, the investigation is led by FBI agent Joanne Miller, a role taken on by Shailene Woodley.

Director Janus Metz has described the project as a story about both "the making of the Unabomber and the capture of the Unabomber." The screenplay is written by Sam Chalsen and Nelson Greaves. The cast also includes Annabelle Wallis as Christiana Morgan, Murray's academic partner, along with Alexander Ludwig, Steven Ogg, and...