The first official trailer for The Union has dropped online, offering a first look at an upcoming spy action comedy-thriller starring 2x Academy Award-nominee Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, The Departed, Transformers: Age of Extinction) and Academy Award-winner Halle Berry (X-Men: Days of Future Past; John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum; Monster's Ball) in the lead roles as a pair of high school sweethearts that reconnect decades later when the world is at threat.
As per the synopsis, "Mike (Wahlberg) is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Berry), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases, with sparks flying along the way."
In addition to Wahlberg and Berry, the supporting cast features Mike Colter (Luke Cage, Men in Black 3, Evil), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost, Suicide Squad, Oz), Jessica De Gouw (Arrow, Dracula, The Secrets She Keeps), Alice Lee (Brittany Runs a Marathon, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Take Care), Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Little Children), and Academy Award-winner J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Juno, Whiplash).
Julian Farino (Entourage, Giri/Haji) helmed the upcoming actioner with a screenplay from Joe Barton and David Guggenheim. Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Jeff Waxman are attached as producers.
This is just one of many major Netflix releases this year. A Family Affair, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, Rebel Moon – Chapter One: Chalice of Blood, Rebel Moon – Chapter Two: Curse of Forgiveness, His Three Daughters, and Back in Action.
The Union starts streaming, exclusively on Netflix, on August 16!
Watch the official trailer below:
Mike (Mark Wahlberg) is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Halle Berry), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases, with sparks flying along the way. Directed by Julian Farino (Giri/Haji, Entourage), The Union also stars Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica De Gouw, Alice Lee, Jackie Earle Haley, and J.K. Simmons.