Hope becomes the most dangerous journey left on Earth.
Fear the survivors. Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley are heading into Ridley Scott’s brutal post-apocalyptic world in The Dog Stars.
Based on Peter Heller’s captivating bestselling novel, the epic survival thriller arrives exclusively in theaters on August 28, 2026.
Elordi stars as Hig, a young pilot attempting to preserve some trace of humanity after a devastating pandemic has shattered the world he once knew.
Enter Ridley Scott’s ravaged world and discover the acclaimed novel behind the film.
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Hig has built an efficient but deeply isolated homestead with Bangley, a hardened military survivalist portrayed by Brolin.
The two men have learned how to protect their territory, ration what remains and survive the threats moving through a planet stripped of nearly everything familiar.
But survival without connection is beginning to feel like another kind of death.
When Hig hears a mysterious radio transmission, it offers the possibility that someone else may still be alive beyond their carefully protected borders.
The signal sends him venturing into the unknown in search of the hope and humanity he still believes exist—despite Bangley understanding exactly how dangerous hope can become in a world built around suspicion.
Scott’s trailer makes the surviving humans appear every bit as frightening as the ruined world surrounding them.
Hig takes to the sky, crosses unforgiving land and encounters people whose intentions are not immediately clear. Every possible sanctuary carries the threat of becoming another trap.
Margaret Qualley appears as Cima, a woman Hig encounters during his search, while the ensemble also includes Allison Janney, Benedict Wong and Guy Pearce.
The screenplay comes from Mark L. Smith, whose previous survival stories include The Revenant and Society of the Snow. Scott directs and produces alongside Michael Pruss, Smith and Cliff Roberts.
The setup gives Scott another enormous landscape to command, but the real tension appears to live inside the question beneath all the destruction: After humanity has demonstrated how dangerous it can be, is finding other people still worth the risk?
Fear the survivors—and press play on thee brand-sparkling-new official trailer right below.
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Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin navigate a ravaged world where survival is instinct, humanity is a choice and one mysterious radio signal could change everything.
Sources: The official 20th Century Studios film page provided the synopsis, release date, cast and production credits; the official 20th Century Studios trailer provided the featured video and first look at the film.
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