Damsel: Release, plot, cast, trailer, and more

Chris Tilly
Milly Bobby Brown wields a sword in Damsel.

As Milly Bobby Brown’s new Netflix movie approaches, here’s everything we know about the period action flick.

Milly Bobby Brown is all over Netflix at the moment. She’s the star of the streamer’s biggest show, Stranger Things, while also producing and playing the titular character in both Enola Holmes movies.

So it’s no surprise that she and Netflix are re-teaming for a new movie, and once again it’s a story set in the past, with Brown executive producing and playing the title character.

This is everything we know about the film Damsel, including who else stars and when you can watch it.

Damsel release: When is it coming out?

Damsel will be released on Netflix on March 8, 2024.

Netflix dropped the news, alongside new key artwork, on December 12, 2023.

It will be over 3 years after the first Enola Holmes was released, and almost a year after Enola Holmes 2 began streaming.

Damsel cast: Who’s in it?

Milly Bobby Brown takes center-stage as the Damsel in question – Princess Elodie – while the rest of the cast is as follows…

  • Angela Basset
  • Robin Wright
  • Ray Winstone
  • Nick Robinson
  • Brooke Carter
  • Shohreh Aghdashloo

28 Weeks Later helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo directs from a script by Dan Mazeau, who is also known for Wrath of the Titans, and the forthcoming Fast X.

Damsel plot: What’s it about?

The official synopsis for the film is as follows…

A dutiful damsel agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Thrown into a cave with a fire-breathing dragon, she must rely on her wits and will to survive.

In terms of genre, Netflix deems the film action and adventure, and Damsel has a reported budget of between $60 million and $70 million.

Is there a Damsel trailer?

The first trailer for Damsel was released on November 11, 2023.

Catch up with it below:

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About The Author

Chris Tilly is the TV and Movies Editor at Dexerto. He has a BA in English Literature, an MA in Newspaper Journalism, and over the last 20 years, he's worked for the likes of Time Out, IGN, and Fandom. Chris loves Star Wars, Marvel, DC, sci-fi, and especially horror, while he knows maybe too much about Alan Partridge. You can email him here: chris.tilly@dexerto.com.