When lawyer Maia learns during her run that her son has been kidnapped, there is only one way to save him: keep running. It’s at the heart of the new Prime Video film The Runner (2026). The action thriller with Gal Gadot has now been provided with first images and a release date.
Oscar-winning director
Gal Gadot will soon be making a foray into Prime Video for The Runner. This exciting action film was written by Mark Gibson and created by Kevin Macdonald, who previously Marley (2012) and the Oscar-winning documentary One Day in September (1999) directed. The remaining cast of the brand new streaming film consists of Alfred Enoch, Rory Wilmot and Damien Lewis. The very first trailer of The Runner can now be seen!
Keep running
In the blood-curdling psychological thriller The Runner Maia Marten (played by Gadot) has built her entire life around the fact that she is always one step ahead of everyone – she is a sharp, resourceful top lawyer in the London legal world. During her daily morning run, one phone call causes her world to collapse: her son has been kidnapped. The instructions to get him back are simple and brutal: keep running, follow every order, and don’t tell anyone. If you stop, he dies.
Watch on Prime Video • A lawyer’s son has been kidnapped. To save him, she is forced by an anonymous perpetrator to cross all of London on foot with one cold assignment:
Sinister assignments
As Maia is forced to sprint through the city and carry out a series of sinister tasks, she is faced with an impossible question: how far is she willing to go to save her son? Set against the backdrop of London’s The Runner an intense race against the clock with sky-high stakes. Every second counts, every choice has a price, and a mother’s unstoppable love proves to be the most dangerous weapon of all.
When on Prime Video?
The Runner appears on 2 september on Prime Video. For a complete overview of all new films and series on the streaming service, visit our New on Prime Video page.
‘The Runner’ via Amazon MGM Studios
Beeld: ‘The Runner’ via Amazon MGM Studios
