Netflix's The Mosquito Bowl opens limited theatrical run October 30
Peter Berg directs the WWII football drama, which gets roughly a 45-day theatrical window before streaming on Netflix.
Netflix began a limited early theatrical release of Peter Berg's World War II football drama The Mosquito Bowl on October 30, 2026, according to movieweb.com. The film will stay in theaters for roughly a 45-day window before it becomes available to stream on Netflix.
The film is written by Mark L. Smith and adapts Buzz Bissinger's 2022 non-fiction book of the same name. It centers on a real football game played by U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal on December 24, 1944.
Nicholas Galitzine plays John McLaughrey, Bill Skarsgård plays Bob Baumann, Ray Nicholson plays Tony Butkovich and Tom Francis plays Dave Schreiner.
Longer theatrical window
The roughly 45-day window marks a shift from the shorter runs Netflix has used in recent years. In the past, the streamer moved away from one-to-two-week theatrical runs before streaming, as with Glass Onion.
Berg and Bissinger previously collaborated on the 2004 film Friday Night Lights, and Berg and Smith worked together on the 2025 Netflix series American Primeval.
Quick answers
When does The Mosquito Bowl come out in theaters?
Its limited early theatrical release began on October 30, 2026.
When will The Mosquito Bowl be available to stream on Netflix?
Netflix is giving the film roughly a 45-day theatrical window before it becomes available to stream.
Who is in the cast of The Mosquito Bowl?
The cast includes Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson and Tom Francis.