Netflix: 'APEX' now streaming
- Netflix began streaming “Apex” on Friday, April 24, a survival thriller starring Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton, with Eric Bana in a supporting role and Baltasar Kormákur directing. - The film runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, carries an R rating, and follows Theron’s character Sasha as a solo trip in the Australian wild turns into a hunt. - “Apex” joins Netflix’s April 2026 push for weekly releases, appearing on Tudum’s monthly slate and daily watch list as the service leans on star-led thrillers. (netflix.com 1) (netflix.com 2)
Netflix started streaming “Apex” on April 24, with Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton leading a new survival thriller set in the Australian wilderness. (netflix.com 1) (netflix.com 2) Theron plays Sasha, a grieving woman on a solo adventure in the wild, while Egerton plays Ben, the predator hunting her through a cat-and-mouse chase. Eric Bana is the third billed star. (netflix.com) (upi.com) Netflix lists the movie at 1:35:25 and rates it R. The service tags it as an action thriller and describes Sasha as a woman “pushing her limits” before she is trapped in a deadly game. (netflix.com 1) (netflix.com 2) The movie comes from Baltasar Kormákur, whose previous survival dramas include “Everest” and “Adrift.” Writer Jeremy Robbins is credited on the film’s official rollout and trailer coverage. (netflix.com) (upi.com) Netflix has been positioning “Apex” as one of its April 2026 movie releases, placing it on both its monthly “New on Netflix” list and its April 24 daily watch guide. (netflix.com 1) (netflix.com 2) That release strategy puts the film into Netflix’s weekly churn of new titles, where star casting does a lot of the marketing work. Theron arrived after “The Old Guard 2,” and Egerton after Netflix’s “Carry-On.” (netflix.com) (whats-on-netflix.com) The production was sold in part on physical endurance rather than comic-book-style action. Theron told Netflix the story is about surviving “physically but emotionally,” and earlier coverage described the role as one of her most demanding. (netflix.com) (whats-on-netflix.com) By April 25, early review aggregation showed a mixed-to-positive critical response. Rotten Tomatoes listed the film as newly scored, while trade and review coverage split between praise for the leads and criticism of the script’s familiarity. (rottentomatoes.com) (metacritic.com) (rogerebert.com) For Netflix, the immediate fact is simpler: “Apex” is no longer a coming-soon title. It is live worldwide now, with Theron and Egerton carrying another streamer-first thriller into the weekend. (netflix.com) (netflix.com)
