The Runner, a psychological thriller led by Gal Gadot, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on September 2, 2026. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, the film follows a London-based lawyer forced to sprint across the capital after her son is kidnapped.
Maia Marten has built her career on anticipating her rivals’ moves. As she goes for a pre-dawn run before a pivotal court appearance, an anonymous call hits her with a chilling claim: her son has been kidnapped. The rules are simple: keep moving, follow every instruction, and tell no one.
Should Maia hesitate or try to alert the authorities, the kidnapper threatens to kill the child. The lawyer is led through London and forced to perform tasks whose purpose she does not immediately grasp. Meanwhile, she works to identify her interlocutor and uncover the link between the kidnapping and her own professional work.
The film uses the streets, public transport, and surveillance systems of the British capital to stage this pursuit. Maia’s phone becomes both her only link to her son and the tool the kidnapper uses to track her movements.
With Gal Gadot at the center, Damian Lewis portrays the man who communicates with Maia, while Alfred Enoch plays Ted. Rory Wilmot rounds out the cast in the role of Noah.
Kevin Macdonald, the director of The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, and the documentary Marley, brings to life the screenplay written by Mark Gibson. The film is produced by David Kosse for Rockwood Pictures and Amazon MGM Studios.
With a plot tightly focused on one morning and a heroine kept on the move, The Runner turns running into a narrative constraint. Maia can’t just find her son again: she must understand why she was chosen before the kidnapper’s orders unleash irreversible consequences.
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