Netflix has dropped another one of those clean, high-concept thrillers that feels built to catch people the second they open the app. *Apex *has a starry cast, a stripped-down survival hook, and the kind of “just one more scene” momentum that tends to travel well on streaming. That formula is already paying off. While the film only just debuted on April 24, it is already charting across multiple Netflix territories, which has given the streamer its newest chart-topping action blockbuster.
The movie is a stunningly shot action throwback, which makes great use of the rugged landscapes of New South Wales, Australia. Directed by **Baltasar Kormákur, **Apex stars Charlize Theron (The Old Guard, Mad Max: Fury Road) as Sasha, a grieving woman who heads into the Australian wilderness and finds herself hunted by a ruthless killer, played by Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Carry-On) as Ben. The film also stars Eric Bana (Munich, Troy) as Tommy. The official, brief synopsis notes:
A grieving woman seeks solace in the wilderness only to become ensnared in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a serial killer.
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
“This movie really fired up my brain,” Theron told Netflix. “When I read the script, I couldn’t put it down and it stayed with me. It felt very pure but with great impact. The bite and the kick were so strong in what it was trying to accomplish without bells and whistles, and I loved that.”
Meanwhile, Egerton couldn’t hide his excitement about being in the film, and took great delight in seeing how demented his character was:
“The extremity of the role really appealed to me. When I was offered the chance to play Ben, who is just about the most fucked‑up character I’ve ever played, there was something delicious and irresistible about it.”
Even Egerton’s director was surprised by his performance. “I’d been following his career and knew he was an incredibly talented young man,” Kormákur said. “Even so, he managed to surprise me with how unexpected his choices were, how he gave his character, Ben, a whole new life.”
Apex is streaming now on Netflix. Stay tuned to Collider for all the latest updates on Netflix and streaming.
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Baltasar Kormákur
A.J. Dix, Baltasar Kormakur, Beth Kono, Charlize Theron, David Ready, Ian Bryce, Jenno Topping, Peter Chernin, Dawn Olmstead, Sam Oussama
A suspenseful thriller set in the Australian wilderness, where a woman named Sasha finds herself trapped in a high-stakes challenge of survival against a relentless predator.