Sacrifice Netflix locks a dual-territory streaming date: Friday 16 October 2026 in the United States and France. Romain Gavras (Athena) directs the mythical dark comedy co-written with Will Arbery (Succession); Chris Evans plays fading action star Mike Tyler opposite Anya Taylor-Joy’s cult leader Joan. If you need the Sacrifice Netflix release date, cast list, or plot spine before trailer-week chatter peaks, this ADVANCE Film guide holds Tudum and Hollywood Reporter facts roughly 26 days out.
Release date and where it streams
Platform: Netflix. Date: Friday 16 October 2026 (United States and France per Netflix Tudum). Festival path: World premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival; Netflix acquired domestic rights in May (THR). Access: Netflix subscription in licensed territories on premiere day.
Search spikes for “Sacrifice Netflix release date” and “Sacrifice Netflix Evans” typically climb in the final two weeks before an A-list streamer drop—publish now to own the date intent.
Plot: eco-gala hostage meets volcano myth
Tudum frames a star-studded environmental charity gala hosted by billionaire Ben Bracken (Vincent Cassel) and Gloria Bracken (Salma Hayek Pinault) inside an austere Greek mine. Evans’s Mike Tyler arrives hunting a comeback; Taylor-Joy’s Joan and followers seize the night, claiming an extinction event arrives in three days unless three guests are sacrificed to a nearby volcano. Gavras calls the film a roller coaster of rug-pulls—mythic stakes with cynicism about performative charity.
THR’s trailer coverage quotes Joan’s demand for three offerings into the mountain’s magma. Evans has described the contrast between “glitzy, shallow Hollywood types” and radicals “willing to die for their cause.” Treat those as attributed interview lines, not invented dialogue.
Full cast (sourced names only)
Per Netflix Tudum’s published roll: Chris Evans (Mike Tyler), Anya Taylor-Joy (Joan), Vincent Cassel (Ben Bracken), Salma Hayek Pinault (Gloria Bracken), Charli XCX (Mother Nature), Jonatan “Yung Lean” Leandoer (Arthur), John Malkovich (Gunnar), Ambika Mod (Daughter Nature), Sam Richardson (Oliver), Jade Croot (Louise), Miriam Silverman (Anna).
Gavras previously worked with Cassel; Yung Lean was cast early while the script was still forming; Charli XCX appears in a cameo. Locations: Greece, Bulgaria, and Iceland, including an active-volcano climb for principals (Tudum).
People also ask: is Sacrifice based on a book?
No single source text. Gavras and Arbery pulled Greek myth, Joan of Arc echoes, and—jokingly—a Lord of the Rings-style journey toward a volcano. Rotten Tomatoes sat near 37% critics at THR’s mid-September trailer write-up; Richard Lawson called it messy yet occasionally hypnotic. Rank the date and cast first; critical consensus can update after wider Netflix viewing.
Why ADVANCE now (spike ~16 October)
“Sacrifice Netflix,” “Sacrifice Netflix Chris Evans,” and “Anya Taylor-Joy Sacrifice” are classic pre-premiere clusters. An explainer that answers when / who / what happens at the gala outperforms mood pieces without a locked date. Dual-geo note: Tudum’s US+France day-and-date matters for India/US readers comparing regional Netflix calendars—primary keyword stays the global title string.
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Sources: Netflix Tudum, Anne Cohen, 17 Sept 2026; The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Gajewski, 16 Sept 2026; IndieWire trailer report on Gavras/Arbery.