Mayday is an upcoming American action comedy film written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, and produced by Apple Original Films, Skydance Media, and Maximum Effort. It stars Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh, Marcin Dorocià Âski, Maria Bakalova, and David Morse.
While flying a mission over Soviet Russia, an American soldier is forced to crash-land his plane in the Russian wilderness and hope to survive.
In June 2023, it was announced that an original action adventure film titled Mayday was in development for Apple TV+, with Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley writing and directing as well as Ryan Reynolds (who would also produce through Maximum Effort) and Kenneth Branagh in the lead roles. In April 2024, Maria Bakalova, Marcin Dorocià Âski, Lovell Adams-Gray and Clark Johnson were added to the cast. David Morse also joined the cast of the film.
Principal photography began in Montreal on March 4, 2024, and wrapped on May 8, under the working title Blackbird.
Mayday is scheduled to be released on Apple TV on September 4, 2026.