What Is ‘Barbarian’ on Netflix? Everything You Need to Know About the Upcoming Flick

Published 05/02/2025, 10:09 PM EDT

Netflix wears many feathers to its hat, but nothing hits home for subscribers like its treasury of reruns. Despite running on its A-game throughout the year, Netflix always stays two steps ahead of its counterparts in unleashing the streaming storm. Amidst the slew of new updates and the streamer’s effort to pull the audience, the streaming giant has picked up momentum to bring Barbarian to Netflix.

For those curious about the upcoming flick on the streamer, here is all you need to know about Barbarian

All about Barbarian coming up on Netflix

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Netflix just fanned the flames for a horrific June arrival, with Zach Cregger’s Barbarian hitting the streaming shelves on the first of the month. Barbarian is a 2022 American horror film that serves as Cregger’s directorial debut. The flick follows a woman who, after arriving at a rental property, is shocked to find that a man’s error has resulted in a double booking, and she is about to uncover a sinister truth lurking in the shadows of her new temporary home.

Barbarian premiered at San Diego Comic-Con on July 22, 2022, and was released theatrically on September 9, 2022. Cregger’s film was a blockbuster, earning $45 million against a budget of $4-4.5 million. Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long have produced the spine-chilling flick. Production companies include Regency Enterprises, Almost Never Films, Hammerstone Studios, BoulderLight Pictures, and Vertigo Entertainment.

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While the flick has a storyline that could conjure the horrors even before time, who stars in Zach Cregger’s Barbarian?

Cast of Zach Cregger’s Barbarian about to hit Netflix shelves

Netflix is a believer in star power. No matter what project it brings—old or new—Netflix never falls short of star appeal and with Barbarian, the streamer is ready to deck up. The 2022 flick stars Georgina Campbell as Tess, Bill Skarsgård as Keith, Justin Long as AJ, Matthew Patrick Davis as The Mother, Richard Brake as Frank, Kurt Braunohler as Doug, and Jaymes Butler as Andre.

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Sophie Sorensen as Bonnie, J.R. Esposito as Jeff, Kate Nichols as Catherine, Brooke Dillman as AJ’s mother, Will Greenberg as Robert, Zach Cregger as Everett, Kate Bosworth as Melissa, and Sara Paxton round out the cast of Barbarian. While Cregger already has a horror film in the pipeline for 2025, Weapons starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin, before the theatres go housefull, Netflix has just the roster for the horror-hungry fans.

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Have you watched Zach Cregger's Barbarian? Are you excited to stream it on Netflix? Let us know in the comments below!

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Anushka Bhattacharya

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I'm Anushka Bhattacharya, an entertainment journalist at Netflix Junkie. Armed with a degree in literature, I once wielded my words to catalyze change within society through my work with NGOs. However, as I stumbled into the exuberant hole of crime thrillers and documentaries on Netflix, it was love at first sight and pushed me into entertainment journalism.

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