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Netflix just dropped the trailer for a superhero movie where the powers come with a five-minute timer and a body count.
On July 15, 2020, Netflix released the first official trailer for Project Power, a sci-fi action thriller set on the streets of New Orleans. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman — the duo behind Catfish and Nerve — from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin, the film leans into a simple, brutal premise: a street pill that turns anyone into a superhuman for exactly five minutes, no instructions included. Netflix confirmed the movie streams globally on Friday, August 14, 2020.
- The trailer centers on “Power,” a mysterious street pill that grants random, unpredictable superhuman abilities for exactly five minutes — with some users suffering fatal reactions instead.
- Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback lead a cast that also includes Colson Baker (Machine Gun Kelly), Rodrigo Santoro, and Amy Landecker.
- Gordon-Levitt’s NOPD detective, Frank Shaver, takes the pill himself to fight empowered criminals, delivering the trailer’s key line: “You never know what your power is until you try it.”
A Pill With No Instruction Manual
The setup is what separates Project Power from the usual comic-book template: nobody knows what they’re getting when they swallow the pill. One person might turn invisible, another might go bulletproof, and someone else might get super strength — or simply drop dead. That randomness runs through the entire trailer, turning every encounter into a gamble rather than a predictable showdown, and it’s the mechanic driving the syndicate that’s manufacturing and moving the drug across New Orleans.
Foxx, Gordon-Levitt and Fishback Form an Uneasy Trio
Foxx plays Art, an ex-soldier chasing down his kidnapped daughter, and his path collides with Frank Shaver, Gordon-Levitt’s detective who’s decided the only way to level the playing field against empowered criminals is to start popping the pill himself. Fishback plays Robin, a teenage street dealer pulled into their orbit. The three end up as reluctant allies going after the criminal operation flooding the city with Power, with the film’s R rating signaling this isn’t a sanitized take on street-level superpowers.
“You never know what your power is until you try it.”
The Cast Beyond the Leads
Rounding out the ensemble are Colson Baker — better known as Machine Gun Kelly — Rodrigo Santoro, and Amy Landecker, filling out the world of dealers, users, and whoever’s running the supply chain behind Power. New Orleans itself functions almost like a character, giving the trailer’s chase sequences and street-level chaos a specific, grounded backdrop instead of the usual generic metropolis. Fans looking for more of what Netflix has lined up that summer can check out the rest of the best new things to watch on Netflix in July 2020.
Placement Within Netflix Action Slate
Project Power arrives on the heels of Netflix’s push into star-driven action originals, following the same release strategy that made The Old Guard a summer talking point just weeks earlier. Both films lean on the same formula — recognizable leads, R-rated violence, and a hook simple enough to sell in a two-minute trailer.
Mark August 14 down. That’s when Netflix drops the full ninety-plus minutes, and the real question isn’t whether Foxx and Gordon-Levitt can carry an action movie — it’s whether a five-minute power clock can sustain tension for an entire runtime without the gimmick wearing thin by the third act.
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