# The Big Fix (upcoming film)
**The Big Fix** is an upcoming Netflix crime thriller directed by [Baltasar Kormákur](https://www.edgepedia.org/baltasar-kormakur), starring [Mark Wahlberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/mark-wahlberg) and [Riz Ahmed](https://www.edgepedia.org/riz-ahmed), about a former Interpol officer working inside FIFA who uncovers an international soccer match-fixing operation. It is inspired by a true story and based on a book by Brett Forrest, and as of October 5, 2026 it is in post-production.[1](https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-big-fix) • [2](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-wahlberg-netflix-the-big-fix-nsw-35454/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Status | In post-production as of October 5, 2026[1](https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-big-fix) |
| Director / writers | Baltasar Kormákur; script by Guy Bolton and Justin Haythe[1](https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-big-fix) |
| Lead cast | Mark Wahlberg and Riz Ahmed[1](https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-big-fix) |
| Source material | Based on a book by Brett Forrest, inspired by a true story; life rights of former FIFA enforcement officer Chris Eaton[2](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-wahlberg-netflix-the-big-fix-nsw-35454/) • [3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-riz-ahmed-netflix-thriller-everything-we-know-so-far/) |
| Filming | Sydney, Australia, from April 28, 2026, scheduled to end July 29, 2026[4](https://www.vfxcallsheet.com/portal/the-big-fix) |
| Companies | Netflix (distribution) and Chernin Entertainment (production)[1](https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-big-fix) • [4](https://www.vfxcallsheet.com/portal/the-big-fix) |
| Economic impact | Expected to inject around $55 million into the New South Wales economy and create roughly 500 local jobs[2](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-wahlberg-netflix-the-big-fix-nsw-35454/) |
## Plot and basis
The film follows a former Interpol officer in a bureaucratic role at FIFA who uncovers a global match-fixing operation and launches a high-stakes mission to stop whoever is behind it.[2](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-wahlberg-netflix-the-big-fix-nsw-35454/) He is pursuing an ardent hustler who teams up with the Chinese Triads to make millions by fixing football matches worldwide, and the two determined men end up in a globetrotting game of cat and mouse.[5](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/set-photos-netflix-movie-the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-natalie-dormer/)
The story is based on a true story, specifically an August 2012 ESPN Magazine article and a book by Brett Forrest.[5](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/set-photos-netflix-movie-the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-natalie-dormer/) What's on Netflix reports that the story centers on three leads: an ex-Interpol agent tasked with ridding the game of corruption, whose character holds the life rights of Chris Eaton, a onetime police officer who helped expose the scandal while working as FIFA's top enforcement agent; a skilled fixer of matches bankrolled by the Triads, modeled on Raj Perumal, who is presently imprisoned after being arrested in Finland on match-fixing charges; and a talented young footballer torn between his personal integrity and his family's safety, a composite of multiple real players.[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-riz-ahmed-netflix-thriller-everything-we-know-so-far/) Eaton serves as an executive producer alongside Forrest.[2](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-wahlberg-netflix-the-big-fix-nsw-35454/)
## Cast
Mark Wahlberg leads the cast, with Riz Ahmed, an Academy Award nominee for *Sound of Metal*, expected to play the world's most notorious match-fixer.[2](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-wahlberg-netflix-the-big-fix-nsw-35454/) • [3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-riz-ahmed-netflix-thriller-everything-we-know-so-far/) The supporting cast announced by April 2026 included Zlatko Buric, Chin Han, Bobo Le, Paul G. Raymond, Nuha Jes Izman, and [Vipin Sharma](https://www.edgepedia.org/vipin-sharma).[2](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-wahlberg-netflix-the-big-fix-nsw-35454/) Set photography published in May 2026 confirmed [Natalie Dormer](https://www.edgepedia.org/natalie-dormer) had joined the cast, alongside [Susan Lynch](https://www.edgepedia.org/susan-lynch) and Gabriel Leone.[5](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/set-photos-netflix-movie-the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-natalie-dormer/)
## Production
**Development.** The project was in development at Netflix and Chernin Entertainment for at least three to four years before Deadline revealed the Wahlberg and Ahmed casting in late January 2026.[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-riz-ahmed-netflix-thriller-everything-we-know-so-far/) It was formerly known as *The Dark Game*.[5](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/set-photos-netflix-movie-the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-natalie-dormer/) Earlier in its life, Fox and Chernin Entertainment had set the Brussels-born directors [Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah](https://www.edgepedia.org/adil-el-arbi-and-bilall-fallah) to direct the film, then a project based on the match-fixing scandal that plagued soccer and involved bribes of referees, players, and coaches.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5419534/news/)
**Filming.** [Principal photography](https://www.edgepedia.org/principal-photography) began in Sydney, Australia on April 28, 2026, with shooting scheduled to conclude on July 29, 2026.[4](https://www.vfxcallsheet.com/portal/the-big-fix) Kormákur said [New South Wales](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-south-wales) offered the scale and versatility the story demanded, since the tension moves across continents.[2](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-wahlberg-netflix-the-big-fix-nsw-35454/) Although the story spans multiple international locations, Sydney's inner-city suburbs were dressed to stand in for London, with set photos showing a prop street sign placing a scene in the "London Borough of Islington" on a fictional "Crossgrove Place N1."[5](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/set-photos-netflix-movie-the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-natalie-dormer/) Production listings also list Malaysia among the filming locations.[4](https://www.vfxcallsheet.com/portal/the-big-fix)
**Crew and financing.** [Peter Chernin](https://www.edgepedia.org/peter-chernin) and David Ready produce for Chernin Entertainment, alongside Kormákur and Samantha Nisenboim; executive producers include Bennett Walsh, Chris Eaton, and Jenno Topping.[2](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-wahlberg-netflix-the-big-fix-nsw-35454/) • [5](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/set-photos-netflix-movie-the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-natalie-dormer/) Lawrence Sher serves as cinematographer, Enrik Pavdeja as VFX supervisor, and Gavin Round as VFX producer.[4](https://www.vfxcallsheet.com/portal/the-big-fix) Production support came through Screen NSW's Made in NSW Fund and the federal government's Location Offset.[2](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-wahlberg-netflix-the-big-fix-nsw-35454/)
## Release
No release date had been announced as of the most recent production listings. What's on Netflix projected a mid-to-late 2027 release based on the filming schedule.[5](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/set-photos-netflix-movie-the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-natalie-dormer/) • [3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-riz-ahmed-netflix-thriller-everything-we-know-so-far/)
## Other films of the same name
The title has been used several times before. *The Big Fix* (1978) is a comedy-drama mystery directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan, starring [Richard Dreyfuss](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-dreyfuss) as private investigator Moses Wine, adapted by Roger L. Simon from his own novel.[7](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56207) *The Big Fix* (2011) is a documentary by Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell examining the 2010 oil spill in the [Gulf of Mexico](https://www.edgepedia.org/gulf-of-mexico).[8](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_big_fix) A 1947 PRC Pictures drama of the same name, directed by James Flood, dealt with gambling in sports.[9](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/25077-THE-BIG-FIX)
## References
1. [The Big Fix, Production List (Film & Television Industry Alliance), last updated October 5, 2026](https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-big-fix)
2. [Mark Wahlberg-Led Netflix Film The Big Fix to Shoot in NSW, Variety Australia, April 16, 2026](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-wahlberg-netflix-the-big-fix-nsw-35454/)
3. ['The Big Fix' Mark Wahlberg & Riz Ahmed Netflix Thriller: Everything We Know So Far, What's on Netflix, February 6, 2026](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-riz-ahmed-netflix-thriller-everything-we-know-so-far/)
4. [The Big Fix, VFX Callsheet](https://www.vfxcallsheet.com/portal/the-big-fix)
5. [First Look: Mark Wahlberg and Natalie Dormer on the Set of Netflix's 'The Big Fix', What's on Netflix, May 15, 2026](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/set-photos-netflix-movie-the-big-fix-mark-wahlberg-natalie-dormer/)
6. [The Big Fix News, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5419534/news/)
7. [The Big Fix (1978), AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56207)
8. [The Big Fix (2011), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_big_fix)
9. [The Big Fix (1947), AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/25077-THE-BIG-FIX)
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