Following "28 Years Later" (2025), director Danny Boyle returns with "Ink", a biographical drama about the rise of modern British tabloid journalism. Written by James Graham, the film is based on his award-winning stage play, which premiered in London's West End in 2017 before moving to Broadway in

Following "28 Years Later" (2025), director Danny Boyle returns with "Ink", a biographical drama about the rise of modern British tabloid journalism. Written by James Graham, the film is based on his award-winning stage play, which premiered in London's West End in 2017 before moving to Broadway in

Following "28 Years Later" (2025), director Danny Boyle returns with "Ink", a biographical drama about the rise of modern British tabloid journalism. Written by James Graham, the film is based on his award-winning stage play, which premiered in London's West End in 2017 before moving to Broadway in

Following "28 Years Later" (2025), director Danny Boyle returns with "Ink", a biographical drama about the rise of modern British tabloid journalism. Written by James Graham, the film is based on his award-winning stage play, which premiered in London's West End in 2017 before moving to Broadway in 2019.

Set in Fleet Street in 1969, "Ink" tells the story of Australian media businessman Rupert Murdoch and his purchase of the struggling newspaper The Sun. To turn the paper into a commercial success, Murdoch hires ambitious editor Larry Lamb, who brings together an unconventional team of journalists. Their bold approach soon transforms The Sun into one of Britain's most influential and controversial newspapers.

The film explores how gossip, scandals and sensational headlines changed British journalism. It also examines the introduction of the topless Page 3 feature, which became one of the newspaper's most recognisable and controversial attractions. Through this story, "Ink" looks at how the pursuit of readers and profits changed the media landscape and public taste.

The film features Jack O'Connell as Larry Lamb and Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch. Claire Foy plays Jules Davies, a pioneering journalist working in a male-dominated newsroom. The supporting cast includes Blake Harrison as Ray Mills, Brian Gleeson as Brian McConnell and Bertie Carvel as rival newspaper editor Hugh Cudlipp.

"Ink" opened the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2026, and also screened at Telluride, TIFF and the BFI London Film Festival.

Netflix will release the film in select US cinemas on December 11, 2026, before bringing it to its US and Latin American streaming platforms on January 8, 2027. It's also expected to open globally on Netflix on the same date. In the UK, Studiocanal will release it exclusively in cinemas on the same date.

Early reviews have praised Boyle's energetic direction and O'Connell's lively performance.

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