‘Saving Private Ryan’ Meets ‘Resident Evil’ in the WWII Thriller Streaming Now
*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.
- 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.
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Overlord is a 2018 horror thriller set during the Second World War, shortly before the Allied landings in Normandy on D-Day in 1944. It follows a group of American soldiers on a mission in occupied France, where they encounter a secret German project.
The film combines a wartime setting with fictional horror elements, including experiments intended to create unusually powerful soldiers. Its title refers to Operation Overlord, the Allied name for the invasion of Nazi-occupied western Europe.
Julius Avery directed the film, with J.J. Abrams among its producers. The main cast includes Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier and Pilou Asbæk.