First Teaser Trailer for ‘A House of Dynamite’ Nuclear Missile Thriller

by Alex Billington
September 3, 2025
Source: YouTube

“In our obscurity, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere…” The clock is ticking… Netflix has finally unveiled the first teaser trailer for a movie called A House of Dynamite, the new intense Kathryn Bigelow-directed thriller following her military hits The Hurt Locker & Zero Dark Thirty. It just premiered yesterday at the 2025 Venice Film Festival and earned rave reviews (mine is here) about how extremely gripping and fascinating it is. A House of Dynamite is a modern day nuclear fears thriller. The triptych film is centered around White House staffers grappling with an impending nuclear missile strike on America. This gripping drama unfolds in real-time as tensions escalate – they have 20 minutes to decide to try and stop it, what to do, and how to respond. Do they fire back? And if so – at who? The ensemble cast includes Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Jonah Hauer-King, Moses Ingram, Jared Harris, with Greta Lee and Jason Clarke. Clearly inspired by 28 Years Later’s trailer, this includes the iconic Carl Sagan speech “Pale Blue Dot” in lieu of dialogue. And damn is it chilling.

Here’s the first teaser trailer for Kathryn Bigelow’s film A House of Dynamite, from Netflix’s YouTube:

“Not if. When.” When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the USA, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond. A House of Dynamite is directed by the acclaimed American filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, director of the films The Loveless, Near Dark, Blue Steel, Point Break, Strange Days, The Weight of Water, K-19: The Widowmaker, The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, and Detroit previously, plus many other short films. The screenplay is written by Noah Oppenheim (a writer on The Maze Runner, Allegiant, Jackie, “Zero Day” series). Produced by Greg Shapiro, Kathryn Bigelow, Noah Oppenheim. With cinematography by Barry Ackroyd; and music by Volker Bertelmann. This just premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival (read our review). Netflix will debut Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite film in select US theaters worldwide on October 10th, 2025, then streaming on Netflix starting October 24th. Who’s watching it?

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