Rogue Pictures and Inaugural Entertainment just dropped the brand-new trailer for The Dutchman, and this one’s already shaping up to be a must-watch for anyone who loves psychological thrillers with real cultural weight. The film opens January 2, 2026, only in theaters, and it reunites a powerhouse lineup: André Holland, Zazie Beetz, Kate Mara, Aldis Hodge, and Stephen McKinley Henderson, with direction by Andre Gaines, who also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Qasim Basir.
Adapted from Amiri Baraka’s 1964 Obie Award–winning play, The Dutchman reimagines its provocative themes for modern-day America—while preserving the grounding tension, racial dynamics, and psychological unraveling that made the original so explosive.
At the center of the story is Clay (Holland), a successful yet emotionally fractured businessman trying to repair his marriage with Kaya (Beetz) through therapy. But those sessions take a sinister turn when their therapist (Henderson) begins appearing outside the office… and not by coincidence.
Things spiral even further when Clay crosses paths on a late-night New York subway with Lula (Mara), a mysterious white woman whose seductive charm quickly shifts into something far darker. Their encounter sets off a night that forces Clay to confront who he is, what he’s carrying, and the danger he’s suddenly locked in.
The trailer leans all the way into the film’s psychological tension—disorientation, desire, grief, and paranoia all colliding in tight subway cars and shadowy city corners. Holland and Mara’s dynamic plays like a contemporary cat-and-mouse, charged with racial and emotional undercurrents that echo Baraka’s original message but pulse with new urgency.
The film also features Lauren E. Banks, Lenny Platt, Shonica Gooden, Lazarus Simmons, Tracy Wilder, Benjamin Thys, and more, rounding out a cast that moves The Dutchman beyond a stage adaptation into a full world driven by character, chaos, and consequence.
Premiering earlier this year at SXSW 2025, the project was immediately recognized as an official 2026 selection—further signaling that Gaines’ adaptation is both daring and timely.
Baraka’s Dutchman was written during the Civil Rights and Black nationalist movements, interrogating power, identity, desire, and the ways Black men are perceived in white spaces. Bringing that story to 2026—through the lens of modern therapy culture, contemporary interracial dynamics, and a city that’s changed yet stayed the same—offers a layered, necessary update.