The Astronaut (2025)

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She didn't come back to Earth alone.

After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA’s care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth

• Released: 2025-09-26
• Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 453 votes

Directed by Jess Varley.

Top cast

• Kate Mara as Sam Walker
• Laurence Fishburne as General William Harris
• Gabriel Luna as Mark
• Ivana Miličević as Dr. Michelle Aiden
• Scarlett Holmes as Izzy
• Macy Gray as Val
• Reza Diako as Ethan Marshall
• Daniel Quirke as Guard
• Daiana Madeira as Medical Specialist
• Christine Abernathy as Medical Assistant

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Where to watch The Astronaut

• United States: stream on Hulu; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Paramount+ Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Canada: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Crave, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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