Coming in hot from the massive box office run of Don’t Worry Darling, Academy Award-nominated actress Florence Pugh is back with her latest project, The Wonder. Directed by Sebastián Lelio, The Wonder is a period drama that follows English nurse Lib Wright (Pugh), assigned to watch a young girl who has not eaten a single thing for months.
You might know director Sebastián Lelio from his previous works, which include the celebrated A Fantastic Woman (2017). The Wonder is adapted from Emma Donoghue’s 2016 novel of the same name. The screenplay is also written by Donoghue herself, along with Leilo and Alice Burch. Joining Pugh is a wonderfully talented cast, featuring familiar names such as Tom Burke, Elaine Cassidy, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Niamh Algar, Toby Jones, and Ciarán Hinds. Casting for The Wonder was first reported on April 28, 2021, with Pugh being confirmed to play the leading role in the movie. The movie's principal photography officially began on August 12, 2021, in Ireland. Around the same time, news of the full cast was announced.
Now that the film is finally releasing, here’s where and when you can catch The Wonder.
What Is The Wonder About?
The film adaptation of The Wonder is not much different from Donoghue’s 2016 novel. Taking place in the late 1800s, Nurse Lib Wright sets sail to Ireland for a two-week assignment. She is to visit a poor yet highly religious village and observe Anna O’Donnell, a young girl whose Catholic family claims that she does not require food to live. While O’Donnell’s condition has garnered the attention of surrounding visitors, including a committee that is dedicated to uncovering the truth behind Anna’s condition, Nurse Lib is constantly trying to determine if there’s any medical logic to her condition, or if it’s just simply a miracle of sorts. When reason comes into conflict with faith, you have The Wonder.
Here's the official synopsis:
1862, 13 years after the Great Famine. An English Nightingale Nurse Lib Wright (Florence Pugh) is called to the Irish Midlands by a devout community to conduct a 15-day examination over one of their own. Anna O’Donnell (Kíla Lord Cassidy) is an 11-year-old girl who claims not to have eaten for four months, surviving miraculously on “manna from heaven”. As Anna's health rapidly deteriorates, Lib is determined to unearth the truth, challenging the faith of a community that would prefer to stay believing.
Is The Wonder Coming to Movie Theaters?
The Wonder is set to premiere in select theaters on November 2, 2022. Previously, the movie had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado on September 2, 2022. This was followed by another screening at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2022. The movie also had a European premiere at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival in Spain on September 21, 2022.
Is The Wonder Streaming Online?
Good news! The Wonder will be available for online streaming. If you can’t catch the gripping thriller at your nearest cinema, you can stream it on Netflix from the comfort of your home.
When Can You Watch The Wonder on Netflix?
Get your calendars ready! If you plan on watching The Wonder on Netflix, the movie will be released for streaming on November 16, 2022.
Can You Stream The Wonder Without Netflix?
Sadly, that wouldn’t be possible. The Wonder is only available at select cinemas and exclusively streaming on Netflix. If you don’t have a Netflix subscription yet, feel free to check out any one of their four available subscription options: Basic with Ads ($6.99/month - available starting November 2022), Basic ($9.99/month), Standard ($15.49/month), and Premium ($19.99/month). Be sure to choose a plan that fulfills all your streaming needs.
Is There A Trailer For The Wonder?
The trailer for The Wonder was released by Netflix on October 4, 2022. The clip introduces Lib Wright (Pugh), who has been sent off to the Irish Midlands in 1862 to watch over Anna O’Donnell (Kíla Lord Cassidy), a young girl who claims to have not eaten anything for four months since her 11th birthday.
Wright has some suspicions about O'Donnell's health and believes that something is amiss. What was supposed to be a straightforward assignment quickly evolves into something much more sinister, and Wright finds herself attempting to unearth the hidden secrets that may lie dormant beneath the surface of the village. However, the more Wright is persistent in finding the truth, the more trouble she gets into.
More Florence Pugh Movies You Can Watch Now
Midsommar: An A24 staple, Midsommar features Pugh and Jack Reynor playing a not-so-happy couple whose relationship is just seconds away from breaking apart. But when an opportunity to attend a once-in-a-lifetime midsummer festival arises, the couple decides to bury the hatchet temporarily and travel to Sweden with their friends. What they don’t realize is that the remote Swedish village they’re visiting is home to a sinister cult with bloody motives. Say goodbye to a carefree summer vacation in North Europe, and say hello to brutal festivities unlike anything you’ve seen before. Unnerving, disturbing, and just downright unsettling, Midsommar marks one of Pugh’s best film moments of the late 2010s.
Little Women (2019): Directed by Greta Gerwig, Pugh wows audiences with her stunning performance in the film adaptation of the 1868 novel written by Louisa May Alcott. Little Women is a beautiful coming-of-age tale following the lives of the March sisters as they navigate the ebbs and flows of womanhood in 19th-century Concord, Massachusetts. Set years post-Civil War, Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) spends her life as a writer in New York City. Meanwhile, Pugh plays Jo's sister Amy March, a budding artist based in Paris who unexpectedly encounters childhood crush Theodore "Laurie" Laurence (Timothée Chalamet). Also starring Emma Watson as schoolteacher Meg March and Eliza Scanlen as the shy sister Beth, the four sisters must come face-to-face with decisions that could ultimately change the fate of their entire family.
Don’t Worry Darling: One of Pugh’s most recent projects, Don’t Worry Darling is the brainchild of director Olivia Wilde, whose works include the critically acclaimed Booksmart. Set in the 1950s, Pugh stars as Alice, a quintessential 50s housewife who spends her days tending to her home and her doting husband, Jack (Harry Styles). With friendly neighbors and a chirpy community, life seems to be a-okay in the charming desert town of Victory. But underneath Victory’s beauty and luxury are sinister secrets, courtesy of the man running the utopian community, Frank (Chris Pine). Featuring a star-studded cast, with big names like Gemma Chan, Nick Kroll, and KiKi Layne, Don’t Worry Darling will put you on the edge of your seat.