London, 1905. Prodigal son Thomas Richardson (Dan Stevens) has returned home, only to learn that his sister is being held for ransom by a religious cult. Determined to get her back at any cost, Thomas travels to the idyllic island where the cult lives under the leadership of the charismatic Prophet Malcolm (Michael Sheen). As Thomas infiltrates the island’s community, he learns that the corruption of mainland society that they claim to reject has infested the cult’s ranks nonetheless – and uncovers a secret far more evil than he could have imagined. Written and directed by Gareth Evans (The Raid), Apostle is a harrowing occult fable where the only thing more horrifying than madness is the sinister reality behind it.
Cult nightmare Apostle is the latest from director Gareth Evans (The Raid franchise, “Safe Haven” segment of V/H/S 2). In the same vein as the Village, we are taken back in time in a period piece due to the puritanical constraints of the religion. Unlike the Shyamalan flick, viewers are going to get a lot of low tech torture device induced gore in this Netflix original. The film stars Kristine Froseth (Sierra Burgess is a Loser), Dan Stevens (The Guest), and Lucy Boynton (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Don’t Knock Twice), along with a widely British cast.
Apostle begins streaming on Netflix on October 12.
