Chris Pratt’s Summer of Courage

Apple's family drama, starring Chris Pratt as a wounded Navy SEAL training his bullied nephew, now premieres 25 November, five days later than first announced.

By Casie Stewart November 9, 2026 2 min read

Photo: Apple TV Published 9 Nov 2026 Edited by Andrew Lovesey

Chris Pratt has a new mission, and it involves a middle schooler. Way of the Warrior Kid, an Apple Original Film from Skydance, premieres worldwide on Apple TV on Wednesday, 25 November, the eve of American Thanksgiving. That is five days later than the 20 November date Apple set when it announced the film in February; the new date came with the first trailer on 27 October.

The story

The film is adapted from the novel by Jocko Willink, the former Navy SEAL turned author. Jude Hill plays Marc, a bullied middle schooler whose summer changes when his uncle Jake (Pratt), a decorated Navy SEAL recovering from an injury, comes to stay with Marc and his mother, Sarah (Linda Cardellini). Jake sets up a training regimen he calls “Operation Warrior Kid,” modelled on his own SEAL training, though the lesson is not the one Marc expects. As Apple puts it: “Instead of teaching his nephew how to fight, Jake shows Marc what real courage is.”

Ava Torres, Levi McConaughey, Darien Sills-Evans, Carl McDowell and Parker Young also star.

Jude Hill, Linda Cardellini and Chris Pratt in Way of the Warrior Kid — In pictures 1

Behind the camera

McG directs from a screenplay by Will Staples. The producer list is long: David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger for Skydance; McG and Mary Viola for Wonderland Sound; Pratt for Indivisible Productions; Ben Everard for Everard Entertainment; Bruce Wayne Gillies; and Willink himself. Staples, Steven Bello and Cliff Lanning are executive producers.

Key dates

Apple has announced only a streaming date, with no staggered release window by country: the film arrives on Apple TV globally on the same day. That puts it head to head with Prime Video‘s Blade Runner 2099, also due 25 November, which makes the Wednesday before American Thanksgiving a crowded night for anyone juggling more than one subscription.

The trailer, released 27 October, is the best preview for now; Apple has paired it with new key art, while its two production stills date from the February announcement.