• Hugh Jackman stars as an aged Robin of Locksley in A24’s The Death of Robin Hood
• A new promo features Jackman narrating the full history of the Robin Hood legend
• The film portrays Robin’s legend as “greatly exaggerated” with a much darker past than the folklore suggests
• Jodie Comer co-stars, with new exclusive footage showing tension between their characters
• Written and directed by Michael Sarnoski (Pig, A Quiet Place: Day One)

Hugh Jackman wants you to forget every Robin Hood you’ve ever seen.

In a new promo for A24’s The Death of Robin Hood, the Tony winner serves as narrator, walking audiences through the full history of the folk legend — from his 15th-century origins to his idealized Hollywood depictions — before landing on what this film actually is: a cold, brutal, medieval story about a man whose myth outgrew his reality.

Jackman plays an aged Robin of Locksley who admits that his legend has been “greatly exaggerated” and that his actual past is a lot darker than the ballads suggest. This is not the charming rogue of Errol Flynn or even the conflicted outlaw of Ridley Scott’s 2010 version. This Robin is scarred, tired, and carrying something heavy.

A Brutal World

The film comes from writer-director Michael Sarnoski, whose resume includes the Nicolas Cage film Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One. He’s described the setting as aesthetically inspired by The Virgin Spring and Valhalla Rising — films where silence and violence carry more weight than dialogue.

“That was a very brutal world of violence, it was a hard place to survive in, and it was cold and bleak,” Sarnoski said of his approach.

Jodie Comer co-stars, and exclusive new footage shows the tension between her character and Jackman’s Robin reaching a breaking point. The pairing alone — Jackman’s physical gravitas against Comer’s precision — suggests something more interesting than a standard period piece.

A24 has not yet announced a release date, but the marketing push suggests it’s coming soon. For Jackman, fresh off his return as Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine, this is about as far from a superhero movie as you can get. Which might be exactly the point.

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• Jodie Comer has been cast as the lead in HBO’s upcoming limited series The Chain, her first major TV role since Killing Eve
• The eight-episode thriller is created and showrun by Damon Lindelof, based on Adrian McKinty’s 2019 New York Times bestselling novel
• Comer plays Rachel, a suburban mom and cancer patient who must kidnap another child to get her own daughter back
• HBO gave the project a straight-to-series order in January 2026 under Lindelof’s two-year overall deal with the network
• No premiere date has been announced yet, and filming has not begun

Jodie Comer is heading back to television — and she’s not playing it safe. The Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning actress has been cast as the lead of The Chain, HBO’s upcoming limited series from Damon Lindelof, marking her most anticipated TV return since her star-making turn as Villanelle in Killing Eve.

Comer will play Rachel, described in the official breakdown as “a suburban mom who must consider the unthinkable when her daughter is kidnapped.” But the full picture is even more gripping than that. According to The Wrap, Rachel is a divorcée currently undergoing cancer treatment when she gets the call that her daughter Kylie has been taken — and the only way to get Kylie back is to pay a ransom and kidnap another child herself. The family of that child must then do the same. And on it goes. The chain never breaks on its own.

It’s a premise that’s equal parts thriller and moral horror show, and it’s the kind of role that feels tailor-made for Comer’s particular gift for playing women under impossible pressure.

A Premise That Stopped Lindelof Cold

The series is based on Adrian McKinty‘s 2019 novel of the same name, a New York Times bestseller that laid out this escalating kidnapping scheme in nerve-shredding detail. Lindelof — the mind behind The Leftovers and HBO’s acclaimed Watchmen — is said to be expanding the mythology of McKinty’s book rather than doing a straight page-to-screen adaptation.

When the series order was first announced back in January, Lindelof didn’t hide his enthusiasm. “From the moment I heard the wild and original premise of Adrian’s book, I was shocked, surprised and angry I hadn’t thought of it myself,” he said. “I’ve always wanted to try to adapt a great thriller and this one has all the dark, weird, exhilarating touches that fire up my imagination.”

HBO handed the project a straight-to-series, eight-episode order — the first to come out of the two-year overall deal Lindelof signed with the network in September 2025. Lindelof is serving as writer, executive producer, and showrunner, a role he hasn’t occupied since Watchmen. The pilot story is credited to Lindelof, Carly Wray, and Breannah Gibson, with Lindelof and Wray writing the actual pilot script. McKinty is on board as a co-executive producer, keeping him close to the adaptation of his own work.

Rounding out the producing team: Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer of Media Res — the Emmy-nominated studio also behind The Morning Show and Pachinko — along with Shane Salerno, Gibson, and Joe Iberti. Media Res co-produces the series alongside HBO.

Comer’s Return to the Small Screen

For fans of Killing Eve, this casting is a moment. Comer won the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama in 2019 for playing the charismatic, terrifying assassin Villanelle — and took home a BAFTA TV Award for the same role. She later won a second BAFTA for the 2021 Channel 4 film Help, a COVID-era medical drama that earned her widespread critical acclaim in the UK.

Since Killing Eve wrapped, Comer has built a serious film career. She starred opposite Matt Damon and Adam Driver in Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel, held her own with Ryan Reynolds in Free Guy, and appeared in Jeff Nichols’ ensemble biker drama The Bikeriders. Most recently, she led Danny Boyle’s long-awaited zombie sequel 28 Years Later. Up next for her on the film side: A24’s The Death of Robin Hood, opposite Hugh Jackman and Bill Skarsgård, plus The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde and Stuffed.

It’s a stacked slate — but The Chain is the project that brings her back to where she first became a household name. And with Lindelof in her corner, this is the kind of limited series that tends to define a moment in prestige TV.

No premiere date has been set, and filming hasn’t been announced yet. But with Comer locked in and Lindelof at the helm, HBO clearly has something it believes in. Rachel’s story hasn’t started yet — but it’s already hard to look away.

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