'Night Always Comes' on Netflix: Release Date, Plot, Cast, and All About Vanessa Kirby’s Upcoming Thriller Post 'Fantastic Four' Success

Published 07/26/2025, 12:39 PM EDT

From breathing life into a partying princess in The Crown to achieving tremendous success with The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Vanessa Kirby now leaves her cape and royalty behind to present a bone-chilling story about raw survival. Her upcoming Netflix thriller is a tale of urgency that makes one question humanity's moral compass. With nothing left to lose, Kirby takes on a harrowing mission through the grim streets of Portland, in one of her boldest roles yet.

Netflix throws Kirby into the ring where desperation and defiance meet a chilling descent to chaos and fighting for survival. Here is all about the cast, plot, and release of Night Always Comes.

Vanessa Kirby's Night Always Comes: release date and streaming guide

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Netflix has announced Night Always Comes premieres on August 15, 2025. Both US and international thriller enthusiasts can stream it on Netflix exclusively. Promising a rollercoaster journey through dread and escapism, the trailer launched on July 17, 2025, is incentive enough to get viewers to sign up for the masterpiece. With a thought-provoking plot and a gritty setting of Portland, night becomes the metaphorical center of this story.

Based on Willy Vlautin’s 2021 novel, The Night Always Comes, Netflix is set to offer a character-driven thriller with Vanessa Kirby's Lynette at the center of every tumultuous frame. Unlike theatrical releases or limited VOD schedules, Night Always Comes debuts on Netflix globally on day one. It will be released under the streaming platform's new thrillers category, which lasts 1 hour and 48 minutes and carries an R rating.

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Taking on a dangerous odyssey overnight, the thriller makes sure every second counts.

Inside the gripping plot and stellar cast of Netflix's Night Always Comes

Get ready to lock in for an inescapably mind-blowing ride with Lynette, the reckless protagonist who risks every morsel of her life and strength to secure $25,000 to save her family's house from eviction. However, the home, which is supposed to be a sanctuary, becomes a pandemonium for her as she confronts her dark past and deals with morality. The action unfolds from her perspective, her ethical dilemma, and her desperation. When her survival and hardship collide in the darkest streets of Portland, every instance becomes a test of survival and destiny.

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Vanessa Kirby not only acts but also produces the movie, building the story from the ground up. She is aided by a scintillating ensemble cast, including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen, Stephan James, Julia Fox, Eli Roth, Randall Park, and Michael Kelly. As Kirby effortlessly swings between the 60s aesthetic superhero flick to a grappling thriller about survival, this August, Netflix gears up to break more streaming records with Night Always Comes.

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Ipshita Chakraborty

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Ipshita Chakraborty is an entertainment writer at Netflix Junkie. Offering thoughtful and compelling storytelling, they cover everything Hollywood and trending from the latest streaming sensations to behind-the-scenes buzz with a keen eye and a passion for pop culture narrative. Having studied English Literature with about a decade of writing experience for online media, Ipshita brings their own voice to the coverage through industry analysis and cultural critique.

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