The Storm premieres on Netflix on Wednesday, October 15, 2026, and it streams everywhere Netflix operates, the United States included. It is a Swedish dark comedy written, directed by, and starring Josephine Bornebusch, and it arrives worldwide on the same day, so there is no wait for a separate U.S. release.
Because it is a Netflix film rather than a theatrical title, the only thing you need to watch it is a Netflix subscription. Netflix usually makes its originals available globally at 12:00 a.m. PT (3:00 a.m. ET), so U.S. viewers can expect The Storm to land in the early hours of October 15. Here is everything you need to know before it does — platform, price, cast, and what the movie is actually about.
How to Watch The Storm in the US
- Where: Netflix, exclusively. There is no theatrical or other streaming window in the U.S.
- When: October 15, 2026, worldwide, expected around 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET.
- Language: Swedish, with English subtitles and, typically for Netflix, an English dub option.
- Format: A single feature film, not a series — one sitting, no weekly wait.
Netflix sells three U.S. plans, and any of them plays The Storm. The Standard With Ads plan is $8.99 a month. The ad-free Standard plan is $19.99 a month and allows downloads. The Premium plan is $26.99 a month and adds 4K Ultra HD and up to four simultaneous streams. Since the film streams on every tier, the cheapest ad-supported plan is enough if you only want to watch the movie.
What The Storm Is About
The Storm is a contained, one-night ensemble piece. The setup: Filip is throwing a dinner for his 45th birthday at a lavish farmhouse he has just bought in northern Sweden, and he has gathered his closest friends to celebrate. Then a violent storm rolls in and traps everyone inside. Over the course of the evening the guests’ polished surfaces start to crack, long-buried secrets surface, and the party curdles into something far more uncomfortable than anyone signed up for.
If that shape sounds familiar — a group of well-off friends sealed into a single beautiful location while their relationships detonate — it is a genre American audiences have taken to lately, from dinner-party thrillers to chamber comedies of bad behavior. What sets this one apart is its voice. Bornebusch writes and directs with a comic’s timing and a dramatist’s cruelty, and the film leans into the awkward, funny, and slowly devastating registers at once rather than settling for a straight thriller.
Who Is in It
The cast is a genuine who’s-who of Swedish screen talent, which is part of why the film drew attention at home well before its Netflix date. Josephine Bornebusch stars alongside Gustaf Skarsgård — familiar to international viewers from Vikings and Westworld — as well as Aliette Opheim, Filip Berg, Jonas Karlsson, Johan Rheborg, Henrik Dorsin, Gizem Erdogan, Christopher Wagelin, Sara Shirpey, Nils Wetterholm, and Nicole Levin. It is a deep bench for a single-location ensemble, and the movie is built to give each of them a turn as the evening unravels.
Bornebusch is not a newcomer. She is one of Sweden’s most recognizable multi-hyphenates, an actor, writer, and director whose earlier Netflix-adjacent work — including the romantic comedy series Love Me — earned her a following outside Scandinavia. The Storm is her most ambitious swing behind the camera to date, and it is exactly the kind of title that tends to slip past English-language coverage until it quietly lands in a lot of U.S. watchlists.
Is It Worth Watching?
For anyone who likes a tightly wound single-setting story — the kind where the location never changes but the temperature keeps rising — The Storm is an easy one to queue up. It is a complete film, so there is no multi-season commitment, and the ensemble and the dark-comic tone give it a broader reach than a straight drama. If you have already worked through Netflix’s better-known dinner-party and one-house thrillers, this is a strong, under-the-radar addition to the list when it drops on October 15th.
Netflix has released a first look at the film, and a trailer is expected closer to launch. We will update this guide with the official trailer once it is live.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does The Storm come out on Netflix?
October 15, 2026, worldwide, including the United States. Netflix typically releases films at 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET.
Is The Storm a movie or a series?
It is a single feature film, not a series. You can watch the whole thing in one sitting.
What language is The Storm in?
Swedish. Netflix provides English subtitles, and it usually offers an English-dubbed audio track as well.
How much does it cost to watch?
Only a Netflix subscription, which starts at $8.99 a month for the Standard With Ads plan. Every tier can stream the film.
Where else can I watch The Storm?
Nowhere, in the U.S. It is a Netflix original and streams exclusively on Netflix.
