The world remembers D-Day, but few know the extraordinary story of the last minute decision that would change the course of history. A film by Anthony Maras, staring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Damian Lewis, Chris Messina, Con O’Neill, Jojo Macari, Alexander Hanson, Tamsin Topolski, Robert Portal, Joshua Hill, Toby Williams, Richard Clothier, Michael Benz, Crispin Letts, Harrison Osterfield, Sebastian Orozco, Pedro Leandro, Wil Coban, Max Croes, Taylor Uttley, Aidan Cheng, Daniel Quinn Toye, Charles Camrose, Patrick Flannery, John Schwab, Orlando Seale, Paul Bailey, and Roseanna Brown.

Late April 1944, Slapton Sands in Devon, England. The Allies have just attempted a large-scale rehearsal for D-Day known as Exercise Tiger, but it ends in catastrophe.

Intended to simulate the Utah Beach assault, it instead becomes one of the deadliest Allied training disasters of World War II. A devastating combination of friendly fire and a surprise attack by German E-boats results in the sinking of several landing ships, killing at least 749 American servicemen.

Six weeks later, Scottish meteorologist Group Captain Dr. James Stagg (Andrew Scott) prepares breakfast for his pregnant wife, Liz (Tamsin Topolski), before departing for Southwick House, the operational headquarters of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF).

Following a recommendation from Winston Churchill, General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) appoints James to lead the forecast team as chief meteorological officer.

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PRESSURE ⛈️
300,000 men. 72 hours. One impossible decision.
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A film by Anthony Maras, staring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Damian Lewis, Chris Messina, Con O'Neill, Jojo Macari, Alexander Hanson, Tamsin Topolski, Robert Portal, Joshua Hill, Toby Williams, Richard Clothier, Michael Benz, Crispin Letts, Harrison Osterfield, Sebastian Orozco, Pedro Leandro, Wil Coban, Max Croes, Taylor Uttley, Aidan Cheng, Daniel Quinn Toye, Charles Camrose, Patrick Flannery, John Schwab, Orlando Seale, Paul Bailey, and Roseanna Brown.

Directed by Australian filmmaker Anthony Maras and co-written with David Haig, PRESSURE is a World War II drama focused on the crucial 72 hours before D-Day in June 1944. The film is an adaptation of Haig’s 2014 stage play, which was inspired by the true events leading up to the Allied invasion of Normandy.

PRESSURE was theatrically released in the United States on 29 May 2026. The film is scheduled is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 9 September.