In this apocalyptic thriller from award-winning writer and director Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot), Amanda (Academy Award winner Julia Roberts) and her husband Clay (Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke), rent a luxurious home for the weekend with their kids, Archie (Charlie Evans) and Rose (Farrah Mackenzie). Their vacation is soon upended when two strangers — G.H. (Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali) and his daughter Ruth (Myha’la) — arrive in the night, bearing news of a mysterious cyberattack and seeking refuge in the house they claim is theirs. The two families reckon with a looming disaster that grows more terrifying by the minute, forcing everyone to come to terms with their places in a collapsing world. Based on the National Book Award-nominated novel by Rumaan Alam, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND is produced by Esmail Corp, Red Om Films, and executive produced by Higher Ground Productions.
On Netflix: December 8
In Select Theaters: November 22
Written for the Screen & Directed By: Sam Esmail
Based on the Novel By: Rumaan Alam
Produced By: Sam Esmail, p.g.a., Chad Hamilton, p.g.a., Julia Roberts, p.g.a., Marisa Yeres Gill, p.g.a., Lisa Gillan p.g.a
Executive Producers: Barack and Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Daniel M. Stillman, Nick Krishnamurthy, Rumaan Alam
Music By: Mac Quayle
Costume Designer: Catherine Marie Thomas
Editor: Lisa Lassek
Production Designer: Anastasia White
Director of Photography: Tod Campbell
Cast: Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon
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