Ted Kaczynski doesn’t deserve Jacob Tremblay (Room, Sovereign), but that is who portrays the infamous Unabomber in Netflix‘s upcoming film named after the domestic terrorist. The rest of the cast are pretty good glow-ups of their real-life characters as well: Unabomber also stars Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind), Shailene Woodley (Paradise, The Fault in Our Stars), Annabelle Wallis (Star Trek: Discovery), Alexander Ludwig (Vikings), Steven Ogg (The Walking Dead) and Marc Menchaca (Ozark).
Directed by Janus Metz off a screenplay by Sam Chalsen and Nelson Greaves, Unabomber follows Ted Kaczynski’s (Tremblay) transformation from 16-year-old Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber. Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray (Crowe), Kaczynski’s troubled past resurfaces decades later when his manhunt, led by FBI agent Joanne Miller (Woodley), brings to light the chilling consequences of ambition and isolation.
Kaczynski’s attacks killed three people and injured 23 others.
The hunt for the Unabomber spanned 17 years. Kaczynski’s first bombing took place in 1978; he was finally found in a cabin in the woods in 1996. It was the longest manhunt in U.S. history.
Unabomber is executive produced by Greaves, Donald J. Lee and Sam Chalsen in association with MRC. Sophie Cassidy produces for 2.0 Entertainment. Unabomber releases globally on Netflix on Sept. 25, 2026.
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Kaczynski died in prison in 2023. He was 81. Kaczynski hanged himself after being diagnosed with late-stage rectal cancer — probably the most fitting final days of all time.
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