Netflix has released the first images from its upcoming heist thriller The Take, starring Robert Pattinson, Denzel Washington and Daisy Edgar-Jones, alongside confirmation that the film will arrive on the streaming platform on Friday 15 January 2027. Directed by Fernando Meirelles, the filmmaker behind City of God and The Two Popes, the new thriller will bring together three major Hollywood stars for a bank robbery that promises plenty of twists, secrets and betrayal.

The first-look photographs give us a glimpse of Pattinson and Washington’s characters, alongside Edgar-Jones, who plays a rather unfortunate woman caught up in the middle of their plans. Written by Simon Kinberg, whose previous credits include Mr. & Mrs. Smith and the X-Men films, The Take will also receive a release in select cinemas on the same day as its Netflix premiere.

What Is Netflix’s The Take About?

The film follows Noah (Robert Pattinson), a former Army captain struggling to adjust to civilian life after leaving the military. His circumstances take an unexpected turn when charismatic master thief Christian Carter (Denzel Washington) recruits him for an ambitious robbery targeting the richest bank in Manhattan.

There’s just one rather awkward problem. Noah’s girlfriend Rose (Daisy Edgar-Jones) works at the bank as a teller, putting him in a difficult position as the robbery approaches. With his relationship and his life potentially at risk, Noah must work out who he can trust as the plan begins to unfold.

However, The Take won’t be your typical bank robbery film. Director Fernando Meirelles has revealed that the story combines elements of a psychological thriller and romance, with the audience following events almost entirely from Noah’s perspective. Meirelles explained that he was attracted to the script because of its unusual approach to the story, particularly the relationship between the central characters and the robbery itself. “Until the end, you don’t know if you’re making a love story that has a robbery, or if you’re making a robbery film that has a love story,” he said. “Both things have a lot of weight.”

The film follows Noah’s perspective, so viewers only find things out as he does. “You only know what he knows,” Meirelles explained, which should make for some interesting twists along the way.

Who Stars in The Take?

Alongside its three leading stars, The Take has a strong supporting cast, including Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead, Black Panther), Sean Harris (Mission: Impossible), Moisés Arias (Monos) and Justin Kirk (Succession).

Meirelles has also spoken about working with the cast, praising Pattinson’s commitment to the role and Edgar-Jones’s approach to her character. Washington kept the director guessing with his improvisation during filming. “Each take is a surprise,” Meirelles told Netflix, explaining how the actor would experiment with his dialogue and bring something different to every scene.

When Is The Take Coming to Netflix?

Netflix has confirmed that The Take will premiere on Friday 15 January 2027, with the film also arriving in select cinemas.

At CultureCues, we’re really looking forward to this one! We’ve always been big fans of Robert Pattinson, and Denzel Washington is an absolute legend, so having the two of them together in a heist thriller is already a big selling point for us. We also love, love, LOVE Daisy Edgar-Jones, so we’re very happy with this cast. The premise sounds great too, especially with the story being told from Noah’s perspective. It has us wondering whether we can actually trust everything we’re seeing, which could make the psychological thriller side of things even more interesting. And let’s face it, if Denzel Washington asked us to help rob a bank, we’d probably at least hear him out. Whether we’d make it out alive is another matter.

The Take arrives on Netflix on Friday 15 January 2027.

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