Overview
- The trailer, released Wednesday, confirms the film will debut on Netflix on May 8.
- Sally Field plays Tova, Alfred Molina voices Marcellus the octopus, and Lewis Pullman co-stars as a young man who arrives in search of family, with Colm Meaney, Joan Chen, Kathy Baker, Beth Grant, and Sofia Black D’Elia in support.
- Director Olivia Newman co-wrote the screenplay with John Whittington, adapting Shelby Van Pelt’s 2022 bestseller.
- The story follows a widow who finds new purpose through an unlikely bond with a Giant Pacific Octopus and a newcomer, with the film framed as a warm, low-key mystery.
- The book’s long-running popularity and the octopus point-of-view create a ready audience, tapping interest in cephalopod intelligence and positioning the movie as a broad, family-accessible draw.