# Here Comes the Flood (film)
**Here Comes the Flood** is an upcoming American heist thriller film directed by [Fernando Meirelles](https://www.edgepedia.org/fernando-meirelles) and written by [Simon Kinberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/simon-kinberg), starring [Denzel Washington](https://www.edgepedia.org/denzel-washington), Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones, produced for Netflix.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-and-daisy-edgar-jones-to-lead-fernando) Netflix describes it as "an unconventional heist movie about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses."[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-and-daisy-edgar-jones-to-lead-fernando) Principal photography ran from September 2025 to January 2026, the film is in post-production, and its release, originally expected in 2026, has moved to 2027.[2](https://www.productionlist.com/production/here-comes-the-flood) • [3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/two-major-netflix-movies-eying-delays-to-2027-including-denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-thriller/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director / writer | Fernando Meirelles (*The Two Popes*, *City of God*); screenplay by Simon Kinberg (*Mr. & Mrs. Smith*)[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-and-daisy-edgar-jones-to-lead-fernando) |
| Lead cast | Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, Daisy Edgar-Jones[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-and-daisy-edgar-jones-to-lead-fernando) |
| Premise | A bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-and-daisy-edgar-jones-to-lead-fernando) |
| Production companies | Netflix and Genre Films (Los Angeles)[2](https://www.productionlist.com/production/here-comes-the-flood) |
| Filming | September 22, 2025 to January 22, 2026, in New Jersey, with work in New York and a Morocco unit[4](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/NEWS/HERE-COMES-THE-FLOOD-NETFLIX-HEIST-THRILLER-FILMING-BEGINS-SEPTEMBER-2025-WHAT-WE-KNOW-SO-FAR/) |
| Status | Post-production as of April 28, 2026[2](https://www.productionlist.com/production/here-comes-the-flood) |
| Release | TBA 2027 on Netflix, after moving out of a planned 2026 release[5](https://www.movieinsider.com/m18418/here-comes-the-flood) • [3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/two-major-netflix-movies-eying-delays-to-2027-including-denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-thriller/) |
## Premise
The story centers on three characters inside a bank: a guard, a teller, and a master thief, whose cons and betrayals drive the plot. Production List summarizes it as "a dark, unconventional heist thriller that traps a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in an escalating game of cons and double-crosses."[2](https://www.productionlist.com/production/here-comes-the-flood) The listed character names are Carter (Washington), Noah (Pattinson), and Rose (Edgar-Jones).[6](https://whichott.com/movie/here-comes-the-flood-701244)
## Cast and crew
Denzel Washington, an Academy Award winner known for *Training Day* and *Glory*, leads the cast alongside [Robert Pattinson](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-pattinson) (*The Batman*, *Good Time*) and [Daisy Edgar-Jones](https://www.edgepedia.org/daisy-edgar-jones) (*Normal People*, *Twisters*).[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-and-daisy-edgar-jones-to-lead-fernando) The supporting cast includes [Danai Gurira](https://www.edgepedia.org/danai-gurira) (*Black Panther*, *The Walking Dead*), Sean Harris (*Mission: Impossible*), Moisés Arias (*Jockey*, *Monos*), and Justin Kirk (*Succession*, *Weeds*).[7](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/here-comes-the-flood-cast-release-date-news)
Behind the camera, Meirelles produces with Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Films, with Samson Mucke as executive producer.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-and-daisy-edgar-jones-to-lead-fernando) César Charlone serves as cinematographer and Mark Friedberg as production designer.[8](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt12455636/)
## Production
Netflix announced Meirelles as director and the three leads in May 2025.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-and-daisy-edgar-jones-to-lead-fernando) Reports that filming would begin on September 22, 2025 circulated from June 2025, and the date was confirmed in issue 1468 of *Production Weekly* and listed on the Film & Television Industry Alliance website.[4](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/NEWS/HERE-COMES-THE-FLOOD-NETFLIX-HEIST-THRILLER-FILMING-BEGINS-SEPTEMBER-2025-WHAT-WE-KNOW-SO-FAR/)
**Filming.** [Principal photography](https://www.edgepedia.org/principal-photography) took place in New Jersey between September 22, 2025 and January 22, 2026, with production also expected in New York and a rumored Morocco leg.[4](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/NEWS/HERE-COMES-THE-FLOOD-NETFLIX-HEIST-THRILLER-FILMING-BEGINS-SEPTEMBER-2025-WHAT-WE-KNOW-SO-FAR/) In November 2025, Washington and Pattinson were photographed filming in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and locals spotted crews in Hoboken.[4](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/NEWS/HERE-COMES-THE-FLOOD-NETFLIX-HEIST-THRILLER-FILMING-BEGINS-SEPTEMBER-2025-WHAT-WE-KNOW-SO-FAR/) • [9](https://www.hobokengirl.com/robert-pattinson-denzel-washington-filming-in-hoboken-here-comes-the-flood/) The production filmed extensively across Hoboken and Jersey City from November 2025 into January 2026.[10](https://www.thejillbiggsgroup.com/blog/jersey-city-filming-locations-movies-tv-2025-2026) Production List lists the shoot locations as [Jersey City, New Jersey](https://www.edgepedia.org/jersey-city-new-jersey); Atlanta, Georgia; and New York, New York.[2](https://www.productionlist.com/production/here-comes-the-flood) A Morocco unit worked on the film, with its own assistant directors credited.[11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12455636/fullcredits/) Production List recorded the film as finished with principal photography and in post-production as of April 28, 2026.[2](https://www.productionlist.com/production/here-comes-the-flood)
## Release
Netflix's Q4 2025 shareholder letter listed *Here Comes the Flood* among its 2026 slate.[12](https://s22.q4cdn.com/959853165/files/doc_financials/2025/q4/FINAL-Q4-25-Shareholder-Letter.pdf) In August 2026, a Variety report described the film as shuffling out of the crowded 2026 awards corridor toward 2027, alongside [Greg Kwedar](https://www.edgepedia.org/greg-kwedar)'s romantic drama *Saturn Return*.[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/two-major-netflix-movies-eying-delays-to-2027-including-denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-thriller/) MovieInsider records the release date change from TBA 2026 to TBA 2027, exclusively on Netflix.[5](https://www.movieinsider.com/m18418/here-comes-the-flood) Trade reporting in 2026 also identified the completed film as a potential [Venice Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/venice-film-festival) premiere, with talks reported between festival director Alberto Barbera and Sony regarding a Lido bow.[13](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/venice-film-festival-potential-titles-social-reckoning-bunker-studio-37725/)
## References
1. [Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones to Lead Fernando Meirelles' Heist Feature 'Here Comes The Flood' for Netflix, About Netflix (14 May 2025)](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-and-daisy-edgar-jones-to-lead-fernando)
2. [Here Comes the Flood, Production List (Film & Television Industry Alliance), last updated 28 April 2026](https://www.productionlist.com/production/here-comes-the-flood)
3. [Two Major Netflix Movies Eying Delays to 2027, Including Denzel Washington & Robert Pattinson Thriller, What's on Netflix (10 August 2026)](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/two-major-netflix-movies-eying-delays-to-2027-including-denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-thriller/)
4. ['Here Comes the Flood' Netflix Heist Thriller: Now In Production & What We Know So Far, What's on Netflix (5 November 2025)](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/NEWS/HERE-COMES-THE-FLOOD-NETFLIX-HEIST-THRILLER-FILMING-BEGINS-SEPTEMBER-2025-WHAT-WE-KNOW-SO-FAR/)
5. [Everything You Need to Know About Here Comes The Flood Movie (2027), MovieInsider](https://www.movieinsider.com/m18418/here-comes-the-flood)
6. [Here Comes the Flood cast and character list, WhichOTT](https://whichott.com/movie/here-comes-the-flood-701244)
7. [Here Comes the Flood: Denzel Washington and Robert Pattinson Star in Heist Movie, Netflix Tudum (5 November 2025)](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/here-comes-the-flood-cast-release-date-news)
8. [Here Comes the Flood, IMDbPro](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt12455636/)
9. [Robert Pattinson, Denzel Washington Filming New Netflix Movie in Hoboken, Hoboken Girl (7 November 2025)](https://www.hobokengirl.com/robert-pattinson-denzel-washington-filming-in-hoboken-here-comes-the-flood/)
10. [Movies Filmed in Jersey City: The Complete 2026 Guide, The Jill Biggs Group](https://www.thejillbiggsgroup.com/blog/jersey-city-filming-locations-movies-tv-2025-2026)
11. [Here Comes the Flood (2027) Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12455636/fullcredits/)
12. [Netflix Q4 2025 Shareholder Letter](https://s22.q4cdn.com/959853165/files/doc_financials/2025/q4/FINAL-Q4-25-Shareholder-Letter.pdf)
13. [Venice Film Festival Takes Shape: 'The Social Reckoning,' 'Here Comes the Flood' With Denzel Washington Among Potential Titles, Variety (2026)](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/venice-film-festival-potential-titles-social-reckoning-bunker-studio-37725/)
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