Netflix has released the official trailer for Ink, the upcoming biographical drama from acclaimed filmmaker Danny Boyle, offering audiences a first look at the extraordinary and controversial story behind the rise of British tabloid newspaper The Sun.
Starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce and Claire Foy, the film explores the changing face of British journalism during the late 1960s, as ambitious media mogul Rupert Murdoch sets out to transform a struggling newspaper into one of the country’s most influential publications.
Based on James Graham’s Tony Award-winning 2017 stage play of the same name, Ink centres on Murdoch (Pearce) and newspaper editor Larry Lamb (O’Connell), whose partnership sparks a dramatic reinvention of The Sun following Murdoch’s acquisition of the publication in 1969.
The newly released trailer introduces viewers to the ambitious vision behind the newspaper’s transformation. Murdoch approaches Lamb with the opportunity to reinvent The Sun, which is initially dismissed as a struggling publication. However, the pair soon begin assembling an unconventional team of journalists determined to challenge the established media landscape.
As the newspaper embraces celebrity gossip, sensational headlines, scandal and controversy, its growing popularity comes with increasingly difficult questions about journalistic responsibility and ethical boundaries.
Claire Foy stars as Jules Davies, a journalist whose perspective challenges some of the newsroom’s more questionable practices. The film also features Blake Harrison, Patrick Kennedy, Angus Imrie, Brian Gleeson, Bertie Carvel, Jonathan Hyde, Lucy Russell and Christopher Fulford.
With a screenplay written by Graham, Boyle brings his distinctive filmmaking style to a story exploring the intersection of media influence, ambition and the power of sensational journalism.
Ink made its world premiere as the opening film of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in September 2026, where it also competed for the prestigious Golden Lion.
The film is scheduled to arrive in select cinemas on December 11, 2026, before making its Netflix debut on January 8, 2027, in the United States and Latin America.
Watch the official trailer for Ink below.
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