Canary Black (2024)

Canary Black (2024) is a British action-thriller directed by Pierre Morel, featuring Kate Beckinsale as CIA operative Avery Graves. The film was released on October 24, 2024, and is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

🕵️‍♀️ Plot Summary

Avery Graves, a top CIA agent, returns home to discover her husband, David, has been kidnapped. She is blackmailed by cyberterrorist Konrad Breznov into stealing a classified file named "Canary Black" to secure her husband's release. Cut off from her agency, Avery turns to underworld contacts to survive and retrieve the coveted intelligence. As she navigates betrayals and high-stakes missions, she uncovers deeper conspiracies that threaten global security.

🎬 Cast & Crew

• Director: Pierre Morel

• Writer: Matthew Kennedy

• Starring:

  • Kate Beckinsale as Avery Graves

  • Rupert Friend as David Brooks

     

  • Ray Stevenson as Jarvis Hedlund

  • Saffron Burrows as Elizabeth Mills

  • Ben Miles as DCIA Nathan Evans

  • Goran Kostić as Konrad Breznov

🎥 Production & Filming

Filming took place from October 2022 to January 2023, primarily in Zagreb, Croatia, with additional scenes shot in Rovinj (doubling for Tokyo) and Ljubljana, Slovenia. The film showcases various international locations, adding to its globe-trotting espionage aesthetic.