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The Last Temptation of Becky (2026): Release Date, Where to Watch, and the Trilogy in Order

Working as a CIA field agent, Becky is sent undercover to Poland to infiltrate a family of innkeepers running a tourist venture at The Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s WWII bunker.

In US theaters November 4, 2026 (limited) · World premiere at Fantasia, July 25, 2026 · UK premiere at FrightFest · Directed by Jenn Wexler · Quiver Distribution

By Alan Willey · · Updated

World premiere, Fantasia International Film Festival 2026UK premiere, FrightFest, August 30, 2026Third film in the Becky seriesFrom the director of The Ranger (2018)Shot in Northern Ireland

The Last Temptation of Becky is the third film in the Becky series, directed by Jenn Wexler. It had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal on July 25, 2026, and its UK premiere at FrightFest on August 30. It runs 89 minutes and is rated R. Quiver Distribution holds North America.

It opens in US theaters on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Quiver announced the date on October 1 with two teaser trailers, and the announcement says it opens exclusively in theaters. Rotten Tomatoes lists it as a limited release. No digital, VOD or streaming date has been announced.

Lulu Wilson returns as Becky, with Neil Patrick Harris as General Wilhelm Reuss, Kate Siegel as Agent Montana, and James Urbaniak, Brandon Flynn, Desmond Eastwood, Catherine Walker and Noah Leggott. Wexler wrote the screenplay with Matt Angel, from a story by Angel and Suzanne Coote, who directed the second film. It was shot in Northern Ireland.

The first two films are both on Netflix in the US right now, and both are free with a library card on Kanopy and Hoopla. We have not seen the third, because we score films only after watching them.

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Streaming Release Date & Where to Watch

The Last Temptation of Becky opens in US theaters on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Quiver Distribution announced the date on October 1, 2026, alongside two teaser trailers, and said the film opens exclusively in theaters. Fangoria and Rue Morgue both reported it the same day. Rotten Tomatoes lists it as a limited release, so expect it in fewer cities than a wide studio opening. Check local listings closer to the date.

Before that announcement, some listing sites showed October 23, 2026. That date never came from Quiver, and it no longer applies.

There is no announced digital, VOD or streaming date yet, and no announced streaming partner.

The rest of the series is available now. Both earlier films can be watched in the US:

- Becky (2020), on Netflix. Also free with a library card on Kanopy and Hoopla, and available to rent from about $2.99 on Amazon, Apple TV and Fandango at Home. - The Wrath of Becky (2023), on Netflix. Also free on Kanopy and Hoopla with a library card, and rentable from the same services at similar prices.

This page and the film page will be updated the day a digital or streaming date is announced.

The Becky trilogy in order

The series is three films by three different directing teams, telling one continuous story about the same character.

1. Becky (2020), directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion. Kevin James plays against type as the antagonist. It scores 7.0 on Watch Darkly. 2. The Wrath of Becky (2023), directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote, set two years later. We have not scored it yet. 3. The Last Temptation of Becky (2026), directed by Jenn Wexler, with Angel co-writing and Angel and Coote sharing the story credit, so the second film's creative team carries into the third.

Lulu Wilson has played Becky in all three and is an executive producer on this one. The character was created by Nick Morris, Lane Skye and Ruckus Skye, who wrote the first film.

You do not strictly need to watch the first two. They are short, they are on the same streaming service, and the third film moves the character into a completely different job, so it does not assume close memory of the second. If you only watch one first, watch Becky, which establishes who she is and why she behaves the way she does. The series rewards going in order, and at 93 and 83 minutes the catch-up is under three hours.

What the festival reviews said

The film has played two festivals and has a real critical record, which is unusual for a film that has not opened yet.

Reviewing from Fantasia, ScreenAnarchy called it "a good time sticking it to Nazis" and judged that it stands up alongside its predecessors. Bloody Disgusting, SciFiNow and Eye for Film also filed reviews out of the festival run, and the reception has been broadly positive on the same terms, that it is doing what the series does at a larger scale.

The most common criticism in that coverage is technical. More than one reviewer noted that some of the violence lands softer than the previous films because of digital blood, which matters for a series whose appeal has been the practical, tactile nastiness of its kills.

As of October 4, 2026, Rotten Tomatoes lists nine critic reviews, all positive, and has not yet published a Tomatometer.

None of that says whether it is frightening. This is an action-horror hybrid. TMDB files it as action, horror and thriller at once, and the series has always run much higher on gore than on fear. We have not scored this one, because we score only after watching. When we have, the Fear, Gore, Atmosphere, Intensity and Overall values go on the film page.

Jenn Wexler, and the Wolf's Lair setting

Jenn Wexler directed The Ranger in 2018 and The Sacrifice Game in 2023, and produced a run of American independent horror before that. This is the first time she has taken over an existing series, and the first Becky film not directed by its previous team.

The setting is a real place. The Wolf's Lair, Wolfsschanze in German, was Hitler's Eastern Front military headquarters, built in what is now Gierłoż in northern Poland. It is the site of the failed July 20, 1944 assassination attempt, and the ruins operate today as a tourist attraction. The film's premise is built on that, with a family running a tourist venture at the bunker complex.

Production ran in Northern Ireland, with Northern Ireland Screen among the backers alongside BoulderLight Pictures and Post Film. Julia Swain shot it and Nima Fakhrara composed the score.

Related films on Watch Darkly

  1. Becky poster
    Curator Score 7.0

    Becky 2020

    Fear
    2.0
    Gore
    7.0
    Atmosphere
    3.0

    This is where the series starts, and the one to watch first if you only watch one. It scores 7.0 overall on Watch Darkly with Gore at 7.0, which is the shape of the whole series, much heavier on blood than on fear. On Netflix in the US.

  2. The Wrath of Becky poster
    Not yet scored

    The middle film is set two years after the first. Its directors wrote the story for the third, so it is the most direct line into what is coming. We have not scored it yet. On Netflix in the US, and free on Kanopy and Hoopla with a library card.

  3. The Ranger poster
    Not yet scored

    Wexler's debut feature, and the clearest indication of what she does with a young woman up against a hostile authority figure in a confined setting. Unscored on Watch Darkly so far.

  4. Green Room poster
    Curator Score 7.5
    Fear
    2.0
    Gore
    6.0
    Atmosphere
    6.0
    Intensity
    7.5

    Green Room is the benchmark for this antagonist, a siege film against neo-Nazis played with no comedy at all, where the Becky films play it for laughs. It scores 7.5 overall, the highest of the films on this list.

  5. Ready or Not poster
    Curator Score 6.4
    Fear
    3.0
    Gore
    6.7
    Atmosphere
    6.0

    A young woman against an entire family that wants her dead, escalating into comedy while keeping the violence. Scores 6.4 overall, and it is the nearest tonal match in the catalog for what the Becky films do with violence.

Common questions

When does The Last Temptation of Becky come out?
It opens in US theaters on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Quiver Distribution announced the date on October 1, 2026 and said the film opens exclusively in theaters. Rotten Tomatoes lists it as a limited release. No digital or streaming date has been announced.
Where can I watch Becky and The Wrath of Becky?
Both are on Netflix in the US. Both are also free with a library card on Kanopy and Hoopla, and both can be rented from about $2.99 on Amazon Video, the Apple TV Store and Fandango at Home.
What order do the Becky movies go in?
Becky (2020), then The Wrath of Becky (2023), then The Last Temptation of Becky (2026). It is a continuous story about the same character, played by Lulu Wilson in all three, but each film has a different director.
Do I need to watch the first two Becky movies first?
Not strictly. The third film moves Becky into a new job and a new country, so it does not assume close memory of the second. The series rewards watching in order, and the first two run 93 and 83 minutes, so the full catch-up is under three hours and both are on the same streaming service.
Is The Last Temptation of Becky a horror movie or an action movie?
Both, and the series always has been. TMDB files it as action, horror and thriller at once. Festival reviews describe it as an action-revenge film with heavy gore rather than a film built to frighten.
Is The Last Temptation of Becky scary?
We do not know yet. The series has consistently run far higher on gore than on fear. The first film scores Gore 7.0 against Fear 2.0 on Watch Darkly, and festival coverage describes this one as an action film with comedy rather than a frightening one. We score films only after watching, so its Fear, Gore, Atmosphere and Intensity values will go on the film page.
Who plays the villain in The Last Temptation of Becky?
Neil Patrick Harris plays General Wilhelm Reuss. He is also an executive producer on the film. Kate Siegel plays Agent Montana and James Urbaniak plays Dr. Friedrich Metzger.
Where was The Last Temptation of Becky filmed?
Northern Ireland, with Northern Ireland Screen among the backers. Principal photography was completed by February 2026. The film is set in Poland.
Is the Wolf's Lair a real place?
Yes. The Wolf's Lair, or Wolfsschanze, was Hitler's Eastern Front military headquarters, in what is now Gierłoż in northern Poland. It was the site of the failed assassination attempt of July 20, 1944, and the ruins operate today as a tourist attraction, which is the real-world detail the film's premise is built on.
Who directed The Last Temptation of Becky?
Jenn Wexler, whose previous features are The Ranger (2018) and The Sacrifice Game (2023). She wrote the screenplay with Matt Angel, from a story by Angel and Suzanne Coote, the pair who directed The Wrath of Becky.
Is The Last Temptation of Becky based on a true story?
No. The Wolf's Lair is a real historical site and it really does operate as a tourist attraction, but the characters and events of the film are fiction. The Becky character was created for the 2020 film by Nick Morris, Lane Skye and Ruckus Skye.
How long is The Last Temptation of Becky?
89 minutes, or 1 hour and 29 minutes.
Is The Last Temptation of Becky streaming anywhere?
Not yet. It opens in US theaters on November 4, 2026, and no digital, VOD or streaming date has been announced. We will update this page and the film page the day one is.
Still from The Last Temptation of Becky