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Picture: Never Surrender – Netflix

Injecting some much-needed action into Netflix’s quiet 2026 Indonesian film slate, Never Surrender arrives on November 12. Starring Lukman Sardi, the tense thriller follows a lonely grandfather unexpectedly tasked with raising his two grandchildren. When a ruthless gang of heavily armed criminals from Jakarta lays siege to their home, he faces a brutal ultimatum: teach the kids to surrender, or show them how to fight back.

Never Surrender is an upcoming Indonesian Netflix Original directed by Sidharta Tata, who also co-wrote the script alongside Khalid Kashogi. The film marks Tata’s first collaboration with producers Kimo Stamboel and Edwin Nazir, while Mowin Pictures serves as the production service company.

Never Surrender is set to be released on Netflix on November 12, 2026.

Netflix has released a teaser trailer for Never Surrender.

Netflix has provided a synopsis for the film:

Set in a small village in Central Java, a grandfather accustomed to living alone must care for his two grandchildren, whom he has not seen in a long time. However, a major problem from Jakarta follows them — and a group of ruthless criminals storms their home, trapping them in a life-threatening situation. To survive, the grandfather and his grandchildren have only two choices: surrender or fight back.

Picture: Lukman Sardi in Never Surrender – Netflix

Lukman Sardi plays the lead as the Grandfather in Never Surrender. The actor has starred in three Netflix titles: Photocopier, Borderless Fog, and Nightmares and Daydreams. He also starred in Yakin Nikah, which is available on Netflix.

Picture: Lukman Sardi in Never Surrender – Netflix

The rest of the cast is as follows:

• Callista Arum (Project Sacrifice)
• Sulthan Hamonangan (Tira)
• Derby Romero (Home Sweet Loan)
• Donny Alamsyah (The Raid 2)
• Dennis Adhiswara (Jomblo)
• Erick Estrada (The Heartbreak Club)
• Ismi Melinda (Lift)
• Muhammad Nur Qomaruddin (Ikatan Darah)
• Laras Sardi (Anak Garuda)

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