Override (2026 film)
Override is an upcoming science-fiction thriller directed by Jordan Downey, starring Maria Bakalova as a wounded futuristic soldier kept alive by a holographic battlefield artificial intelligence played by Frank Grillo. It entered production in November 2025 with filming in Belfast, and its release date has not been announced; some trade and catalog sources date it to 2027, while IMDb lists a Korean distributor credit for 2026.1 • 2 • 3 • 4 The title is shared by several unrelated films, including a 2020 British thriller and a neo-noir thriller by the Russian directing duo Natasha Merkulova and Alexey Chupov, which is covered separately below.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director and writers | Jordan Downey (director, writer), Jackson Murray (screenplay), Kevin Stewart (writer); Downey previously directed V/H/S/Beyond2 • 5 |
| Cast | Maria Bakalova as Auryn Rush, a young marine; Frank Grillo as Commander Paxton, a holographic A.I. called a "synthetic angel"6 |
| Premise | In the distant future, on a scorched battlefield, Rush is wounded and left for dead; her gauntlet activates the synthetic angel, and she must fight to survive a mortal wound2 • 6 |
| Production | Entered production status November 2025, filming in Belfast; produced by Tea Shop Productions, with producers Michael W. Downey and James Harris1 • 2 • 5 |
| Sales | Launched at the American Film Market by Capture, a sales company launched in 2025 as a joint venture between Capstone Global and Signature Entertainment1 |
| Release date | To be announced; The Film Catalogue and AlloCiné list it as post-production for 2027, while IMDb credits the distributor Kinolights for Korea in 20262 • 3 • 4 |
Production and sales
The project was announced on November 4, 2025, when Movie Insider recorded that Override had entered production, with the budget being finalized and filming beginning, and added Bakalova, Grillo, Downey, and Tea Shop Productions to its profile.2 A Variety report of the same date stated that the film had gone into production that month in Belfast and would be launched at the American Film Market by Capture, the sales company formed earlier in 2025 as a joint venture between Capstone Global and Signature Entertainment.1
Crew. The IMDb full-credits page lists Jordan Downey as director and writer, Jackson Murray on screenplay, and Kevin Stewart as writer and director of photography, with Michael W. Downey and James Harris as producers, Richard Blackburn as editor, Georgia Simpson as casting director, and Patrick O'Donnell as production designer.5 Woodsted Picture Company and Woodsted Studios are credited as the lead creative studio for special effects, and Fintage CAM handles collection account management.4
Release status
No release date has been announced.2 Sources disagree on the year: the AFM Film Catalogue weekly update of September 2026 and AlloCiné both list Override as a post-production film dated 2027,6 • 3 while IMDb's company credits record Capture Entertainment as non-US sales representative for 2027 and Kinolights as a distributor for Korea in 2026.4 The Turkish database Sinemalar likewise lists the film as still in the project stage.7
Other films titled Override
The title has been used repeatedly, which makes dating and identification error-prone:
- The Merkulova and Chupov thriller. A contemporary neo-noir thriller directed by Natasha Merkulova and Alexey Chupov, their fourth feature and English-language debut, stars Joe Cole as Ron Camp, a 31-year-old Los Angeles taxi driver who is a serial killer, and Teagan Croft as Becca, his 16-year-old passenger. It was shot in Los Angeles in March 2024, with Charades handling international sales and AC Independent and WME Independent co-representing North American rights.8 It is in post-production, and its dating is also unsettled: MUBI lists it as a 2025 film,9 while Kino Mail and AlloCiné date it 2027.10
- Override (2020). A British crime science-fiction thriller, originally titled R.I.A., directed by Richard Colton and starring Luke Goss, Dean Cain, and Jess Impiazzi, released in the United States on January 26, 2021.11
- A Chinese AI short film (2026). A 13-minute Mandarin-language short set in a cyberpunk future ruled by AI algorithms, distributed on iQIYI.12
References
- Frank Grillo and Maria Bakalova to Lead Sci-Fi Survival Thriller 'Override,' Launching at AFM With Capture (Exclusive), Variety via Yahoo
- Override Movie, Movie Insider
- Override, Film 2027, AlloCiné
- Override, Company credits, IMDb
- Override, Full cast & crew, IMDb
- The Film Catalogue Weekly Update, American Film Market
- Override, Sinemalar.com
- 'Peaky Blinders' Star Joe Cole & 'True Spirit's Teagan Croft Lead Contemporary Thriller 'Override', Yahoo Entertainment
- Override (2025), MUBI
- Оверрайд (Override), фильм 2027, Кино Mail
- Override (2020), IMDb
- OVERRIDE (2026), iQIYI
Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 11, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026
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