Erik Gruenwedel

October 13, 2026

Netflix Oct. 13 dropped the theatrical trailer for Barbie director Greta Gerwig’s big-budget fantasy reboot, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, set to hit Imax theaters on Feb. 12, 2027 — and on Netflix beginning April 2. Sneak previews only in Imax begin Feb. 10.

The storyline will travel back to the origins of Narnia, in the first-ever adaptation of C. S. Lewis’s 1955 novel, The Magician’s Nephew.

Written for the screen and directed by Gerwig, Narnia pairs newcomers David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell with an all-star cast that includes Emma Mackey, Daniel Craig, and Meryl Streep, among others.

The three-film Narnia franchise, which includes 2005’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; 2008’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian; and 2010’sThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, generated $1.58 billion from 2005 through 2010.