Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for The Mosquito Bowl, Peter Berg’s new World War II drama starring Nicholas Galitzine and Bill Skarsgård. The film opens in theaters on October 30, 2026, before coming to Netflix globally on November 25.
Based on Buzz Bissinger’s book The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II, the film follows a group of college football players who enlisted in the Marines during World War II.
The Mosquito Bowl comes to Netflix on November 25
The Mosquito Bowl will receive a theatrical release on October 30 before making the move to Netflix less than a month later on November 25.
Peter Berg directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Mark L. Smith. Berg also produces through Film 44 alongside Brian Grazer for Imagine Entertainment and Alex Gayner.
Nicholas Galitzine and Bill Skarsgård lead the cast alongside Ray Nicholson, Tom Francis, Brent Comer and Dominic Bogart.
Netflix has also released the film’s first teaser trailer and teaser art ahead of its October theatrical debut.
Watch the Trailer
What is The Mosquito Bowl about?
The Mosquito Bowl takes place following the attack on Pearl Harbor and centers on four top college football players who leave their careers behind to enlist in the Marines.
As they prepare for the invasion of Okinawa, they take part in a football game featuring some of the best players of their generation. For many of the men involved, it will be the final game they ever play.
The story is adapted from Bissinger’s nonfiction book about the real-life game played by Marines on Guadalcanal on Christmas Eve 1944.
Bissinger also serves as an executive producer on the film alongside Ezra Emanuel and Jeb Brody.
The Mosquito Bowl opens in theaters October 30 and will be available on Netflix beginning November 25, 2026.
The Poster
