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Above the Below: release date, cast and early buzz
Above the Below is due on 4 December 2026, its US release date (UK date not confirmed in our sources yet). It is directed by Idris Elba. The cast includes Idris Elba, Caitlin FitzGerald and Hero Fiennes Tiffin. Wikidata lists it as survival and thriller. That is 19 days from 15 November 2026.
Wikidata description: upcoming film directed by Idris Elba and Martin Owen.
Spore Score: coming soon
We don't guess. Once Above the Below is out and The Pros (professional reviews) and The Punters (public ratings) have had their say, this page and the film page fill in the Spore Score automatically, usually within hours of the first reviews.
Trailer buzz
Buzz score 73 out of 100, which ranks it 13th of the 65 films we track releasing in the next three months. Trend: Steady. Its main trailer has about 10,991,358 views on YouTube.
In a sample of 50 trailer comments, 42% read as positive and 18% as negative (automatic sentiment check, run by us).
The Buzz score measures attention before release: how fast trailer views are growing (50%), total views (20%), likes and comments per view (15%) and comment mood (15%). It is not a review score and never feeds into the Spore Score.
Watch the trailer on YouTube ↗ From Lionsgate Movies, 20 October 2026
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Release dates, directors and cast from Wikidata (CC0). Trailer figures from the YouTube Data API. Dates can move; we re-check every few hours.