Apple TV has released the official trailer for Way of the Warrior Kid, a family adventure starring Chris Pratt as a Navy SEAL who takes his young nephew under his wing. It premieres on Apple TV on November 25, 2026.
The story
Marc is an 11-year-old who's being bullied at school. When his uncle Jake, an injured Navy SEAL, comes to stay for the summer, he sets up "Operation Warrior Kid" to help Marc find his inner warrior. The film is based on former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink's 2017 children's novel of the same name.
Who's in it
Pratt plays Uncle Jake, with Jude Hill as Marc and Linda Cardellini as Marc's mother, Sarah. Levi McConaughey plays Kenny and Ava Torres plays Nora, with Darien Sills-Evans as Commander Barnes, Carl McDowell as Principal Lanzetta and Parker Young as Kyle. Willink himself turns up in a cameo as a jiu-jitsu instructor.
Behind the camera
McG directs from a screenplay by Will Staples. The film comes from Apple Original Films and Apple Studios, made with Skydance Media and FilmNation among others.
An Apple Original Film, streaming on Apple TV.