First trailer for A House of Dynamite from Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow

Netflix has released a new trailer for A House of Dynamite, the latest political thriller directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow. It follows a tense countdown leading to what appears to be a crucial moment in the plot. Gradually, it builds up to a dramatic crescendo in the script, written by Noah Oppenheim.

The streamer has revealed its official logline, which reads,

"When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond."

Rebecca Ferguson stars in this emotionally charged thriller, alongside Idris Elba, who plays the president of the United States. The film recently premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, earning glowing reviews. Thanks to a widely positive response, it received a 90% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes.

The film has already secured a streaming home on Netflix, where it debuts this fall. Before that, it will be theatrically released in limited theaters in the UK on October 3, a week before the US premiere on October 10.

What does the A House of Dynamite trailer reveal about Kathryn Bigelow's new dramatic thriller?

The trailer opens with a voice recording of a man warning people about a conflict. It sounds eerie and evokes the kind of dread that consumes its characters through a political ordeal.

The voiceover begins with,

"Home. Everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, lived out their lives on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. Think of the rivers of blood, spilled by all those generals so that in glory and triumph, they can become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot."

It further says,

"In our obscurity, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. The Earth is where we make our stance. It underscores our responsibility to preserve and cherish the only home we've ever known."

The clip doesn't disclose any specific details about Bigelow's film, but it builds up the tension the characters face in the global catastrophe. We don't learn specific details about it, nor do we hear how they are all connected to it. Still, it feels like something beyond everyone's scope of understanding.

More details on A House of Dynamite on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow returns with A House of Dynamite, which seems like another rousing thriller, similar to her work on the 2010 film, The Hurt Locker, or the 2013 film, Zero Dark Thirty, based on or inspired by real-life crises. Her latest film doesn't seem to be an exception in this regard since it looks gritty and urgent in today's political climate.

Besides Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba, it also stars Jared Harris (Chernobyl), Anthony Ramos (Twisters), Gabriel Basso (The Night Agent), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Girls5eva), Greta Lee (Past Lives), and Kaitlyn Dever (The Last of Us) in the central roles, who all are part of the government in some shape or form.