Record-breaking James Bond leading lady stars in first-look trailer for acclaimed new drama

Netflix is releasing Gentle Monster later this year – and Léa Seydoux's central role has been suggested as a possible awards contender.

Léa Seydoux as Lucy Weiss in Gentle Monster.

Cr. Frédéric Batier/Netflix ©2026

Published: Tuesday, 11 August 2026 at 2:52 pm

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Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for upcoming drama film Gentle Monster – which stars acclaimed French actress and former James Bond star Léa Seydoux in the lead role.

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The trailer begins with various snippets of what seems like a happy marriage between Seydoux's character Lucy and her partner Philip (Laurence Rupp), while we hear her playing the piano and singing a cover of the song Would I Lie to You? by Charles & Eddie.

However, it soon becomes clear that all is not well underneath this idyllic surface.

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First, we see Phillip suffering what appears to be a breakdown, before a scene that shows Lucy being comforted by her mother (played by French cinema royalty Catherine Deneuve), who tells her "Darling, I feel there's something wrong."

We then see police arriving at the door of their house, claiming that they have a warrant and telling Phillip that if he shows them "everything" then "the search will be over faster."

Later, Lucy confronts her husband and asks him to tell her the secrets he is keeping from her, while we also see various clips showing their quickly unravelling relationship as the situation appears to spiral.

You can watch the trailer in full below:

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The official synopsis for Gentle Monster reads: "When a police raid shatters her life, concert pianist Lucy (Léa Seydoux) must protect her son and confront how little she knows her husband after he is accused of an unspeakable crime in this tense thriller about trust and survival."

The film had it's premiere at this year's Cannes Film Festival in May, where it was met with mainly positive reviews – especially for Seydoux's central performance, which has been singled out as a potential awards contender.

It is set to play at several further festivals throughout the Autumn – with a screening at Toronto International Film Festival already confirmed – before a release in select cinemas on October 30 and on Netflix on 18 November.

Gentle Monster will be released in select cinemas on Friday 30 October and on Netflix on Wednesday 18 November.

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Patrick CremonaSenior Film Writer

Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.

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