“Everybody off the boat! Go go go!” 🏈 Netflix has revealed the teaser trailer for The Mosquito Bowl, a WWII action thriller movie that’s not entirely about the war – it’s about American Football. Based on a true story, of course, from 1944. The latest action movie directed by Peter Berg, following his American Primeval series just last year. Based on a remarkable true story (covered in this book), following the attack on Pearl Harbor, four of America’s top college football stars set their fame aside to enlist in the US Marines. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what would ultimately be the bloodiest battle of the war ― the invasion of Okinawa ― their ranks included one of the greatest pools of football talent ever assembled: Former All Americans, captains from Wisconsin, Brown & Notre Dame, and 20 others. With Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson, Tom Francis, Brent Comer, and Dominic Bogart. This looks like it’s a heavy mix between intense war scenes & intense football scenes.
Here’s the first teaser trailer (+ poster) for Peter Berg’s movie The Mosquito Bowl, direct from YouTube:
“Trained for glory. Called to war.” Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, four of America’s top College Football stars set their fame aside to enlist in the Marines to fight during World War II. As they prepare for the brutal invasion of Okinawa, they’ll play in a legendary game featuring some of the greatest players in history – a game that, for many, will be the last they ever play. The Mosquito Bowl is directed by the American filmmaker Peter Berg, director of many big movies such as The Rundown, Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, Hancock, Battleship, Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day, Mile 22, Spenser Confidential, American Primeval, and episodes of “Boys in Blue” & “Painkiller” series. The screenplay is written by Peter Berg and Mark L. Smith. Adapted from the book “The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II” written by Buzz Bissinger. It’s produced by Peter Berg for Film 44, Brian Grazer for Imagine Entertainment, Alex Gayner. Netflix releases Berg’s The Mosquito Bowl movie playing in select US theaters on October 30th, 2026, then streaming on Netflix starting November 25th this Thanksgiving.
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