‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ on Netflix: everything about the new film with Benedict Cumberbatch

Starting next week you can watch the brand new Original film on Netflix The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023), starring none other than Benedict Cumberbatch. In this article you can read everything we know about the new Netflix film based on the work of Roald Dahl.

Rich cheater

Based on the works of Roald Dahl, the upcoming Netflix film tells the story of a wealthy man who hears about a guru who can see without using his eyes and tries to master this skill in order to cheat at gamble.

Image via Netflix

Trailer The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Wes Anderson

The film is directed by The Grand Budapest Hotel director Wes Anderson, whose credits include Isle of Dogs (2018) in The French Dispatch (2021) made. Besides Cumberbatch, the other leading roles are for Voldemort actor Ralph Fiennes, Hotel Mumbai actor Dev Patel, Operation Finale actor Ben Kingsley, Harry Potter star Rupert Friend and The IT Crowd actor Richard Ayoade.

Image via Netflix

Short films

You don’t have to expect a long evening on the couch with this Netflix film. The new film is a short film, because The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar only lasts 37 minutes. Yet the running time says nothing about the quality, because the film already scores 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Release date on Netflix

Fortunately, we don’t have to wait too much longer: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar starts next Wednesday 27 september available on Netflix. For a complete overview of all new films and series that will soon appear on the streaming service, visit our Coming soon to Netflix page.

Image via Netflix
Image via Roger Do Minh/Netflix ©2023

Beeld: Still ‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ via Netflix