# ‘Saving Private Ryan’ Meets ‘Resident Evil’ in the WWII Thriller Streaming Now

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/saving-private-ryan-meets-resident-evil-in-the-wwii-thriller-streaming-now/
- Published: 2026-08-29T21:00:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-29T21:16:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/wyatt-russell-overlord-ww2-horror-movie-global-streaming-success-august-2026/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming, Horror, TV

## Key points

- WWII horror film *Overlord* is gaining streaming popularity.
- American paratroopers encounter Nazi super-soldier experiments before D-Day.
- It earned modestly at cinemas but reviewed well.

## Summary

*Overlord*, a 2018 Second World War horror thriller, is attracting renewed streaming attention internationally. Set just before D-Day, it follows American paratroopers sent behind enemy lines to destroy a German radio tower, only to uncover Nazi experiments creating mutant super-soldiers beneath a French village church.

Directed by Julius Avery and produced in part by J.J. Abrams, the film stars Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier and Pilou Asbæk. It made about $41.7 million worldwide from an estimated $38 million budget, but received stronger critical support, holding an 81% Rotten Tomatoes score; it is now charting on several overseas streaming services.

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