Robert Pattinson and Denzel Washington in a bank heist directed by the man behind City of God: it sounds made up, but Netflix just made it official. The streamer revealed the title, the first stills and the release date for The Take, the film previously known as Here Comes the Flood.
Here is everything we know about The Take: the story, the cast, the release date, and why the director says it is not a typical heist film.
| Director | Fernando Meirelles |
| Writer | Simon Kinberg |
| Cast | Robert Pattinson, Denzel Washington, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Danai Gurira, Sean Harris, Moisés Arias, Justin Kirk |
| Genre | Heist thriller / romance |
| Previous title | Here Comes the Flood |
| Release | January 15, 2027, select theatres and Netflix |
| Trailer | Expected in December 2026 |
The Take story: a love story inside a heist
Noah (Pattinson) is a former Army captain who now works as a bank guard. He is recruited by Christian Carter (Washington), a master thief planning to rob the richest bank in Manhattan. There is one problem: Noah’s girlfriend Rose (Edgar-Jones) works as a teller in that bank. Netflix’s official logline sums it up: “A bank guard, a teller, and a master thief get caught in a deadly game of cons and double crosses.”
The script is told almost entirely through Noah’s eyes, and it moves out of order like a puzzle. “You only know what he knows,” Meirelles told Netflix’s Tudum. He added that what drew him in was the genre mix: until the very end, you are not sure whether you are watching a love story or a robbery film, and “Both things have a lot of weight.”
Robert Pattinson and Denzel Washington, finally together
This is the first time Pattinson and Washington have shared the screen. There is a fun twist, too: Pattinson starred opposite Denzel’s son, John David Washington, in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, so he has now worked with both father and son.
Meirelles had high praise for both. Of Pattinson he said, “He’s never late, he’s always available,” and that he is happy to do take after take. Washington improvises so freely that “Each take is a surprise,” which suits a director who calls himself “kind of a jazz director.”
The Take cast
Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People, Twisters) plays Rose, and Meirelles said she brought an interpretation of the character he did not expect and built around it. The rest of the crew is stacked: Danai Gurira (Black Panther, The Walking Dead) as Oaklynn, Sean Harris (Mission: Impossible) as Logan, Moisés Arias (Monos) as Gabriel and Justin Kirk (Succession, Weeds) as Anderson.
Who made The Take?
Fernando Meirelles is the Oscar-nominated Brazilian director of City of God, The Constant Gardener and The Two Popes. Simon Kinberg, who wrote Mr. & Mrs. Smith and X-Men: Days of Future Past, wrote the script and produces through Genre Films with Audrey Chon. Filming took place from November 2025 to January 2026 across New York City, Jersey City, Hoboken, Newark and Atlanta.
The Take release date and trailer
The Take opens in select theatres and streams on Netflix worldwide, including India, on Friday, January 15, 2027. The first poster, with Pattinson and Washington facing each other across a table, carries the tagline “Time to get what you deserve.” No trailer has been released yet, and What’s on Netflix expects one in early to mid December.
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When is The Take releasing on Netflix?
January 15, 2027, in select theatres and on Netflix worldwide the same day.
Who plays who in The Take?
Robert Pattinson plays Noah, Denzel Washington plays master thief Christian Carter, and Daisy Edgar-Jones plays Rose.
Who directed The Take?
Fernando Meirelles, the director of City of God and The Two Popes. Simon Kinberg wrote it.
What was The Take’s original title?
It was previously known as Here Comes the Flood.
Is there a trailer for The Take?
Not yet. A trailer is expected in December 2026.
