What happens when your own home becomes an inescapable prison? Netflix is about to answer that question with a chilling new sci-fi horror film, The Last House, starring Oscar nominee Wagner Moura and Greta Lee. The streaming giant has officially locked in an August 7 release date for this tense family thriller.
Originally titled 11817, the film follows a couple (Lee and Moura) and their children who suddenly find themselves unable to leave their house. As days turn into years, they must battle dwindling supplies and a terrifying otherworldly force that keeps them trapped. Lee teased the premise in an interview with Collider, saying, "It's a regular day. Imagine it's like any other day, except the moment you open the door to try to leave the house, you find you cannot leave, and then six years pass. You're trying to survive inside your home for six years."
The cast also includes Riley Chung (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Emma Ho (The Expanse), Alexander Noah Sosnowski (Section 8), and Gabriel Barbosa (May December). The film promises a fresh twist on the housebound horror genre, blending sci-fi elements with the claustrophobic dread of being trapped at home.
For fans of the best sci-fi thrillers, The Last House looks like a must-watch. The film's high-concept premise—a family surviving for years in their own home—echoes the tension of classics like 10 Cloverfield Lane but with a distinctly Netflix flavor.
What's Next for Wagner Moura and Greta Lee?
Moura, fresh off his Best Actor Oscar nomination for The Secret Agent, is keeping busy. He currently voices a police officer in the Disney+ animated series Maul: Shadow Lord, which explores the ambitions of the Sith Lord Darth Maul. He also stars in The Last Day, the directorial debut of artist Rachel Rose, alongside Alicia Vikander and Victoria Pedretti. Additionally, Moura has signed on to appear with Kristen Stewart in Panos Cosmatos' upcoming horror film Flesh of the Gods.
Lee, meanwhile, is set to voice Lilypad, a high-tech tablet that threatens to make toys obsolete, in Toy Story 5. She's also making her screenwriting and directorial debut with The Eyes Are the Best Part, an adaptation of the 2024 horror novel of the same name.
With its August 7 debut, The Last House is poised to be one of the summer's most talked-about streaming releases. For those who love a good thriller with a shocking ending, this one might just deliver.
