Eleven Days (2026)
Director: Peter Landesman
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Diego Luna, Jason Isaacs, Rhea Seehorn, Jeffrey Donovan
Texas, 1974. A scorching summer sets the stage for a high-stakes standoff when Federico Carrasco, a convicted heroin trafficker, seizes control of Huntsville Penitentiary after a meticulously plotted escape collapses. With dozens of hostages in his grip, Carrasco goes head-to-head with Jim Estelle, the Texas Department of Corrections director. As the eleven-day siege drags on, the boundary between captor and captive, right and wrong, and law and survival dissolves into a chilling, relentless nightmare.
More About This Film
Prison siege thriller 'Eleven Days' is set to launch for sales at next month’s European Film Market, marking the first feature from newly formed sales firm, Lucky Number 8 Media. Based on the book 11 Days in Hell by William T Harper, the film tells the true story of one of the most harrowing prison sieges in American history.
- Taylor Kitsch stars as Jim Estelle, a newly installed head of the Texas Department of Corrections, who is thrust into a life-or-death standoff at the State Penitentiary in Huntsville when a notorious narco kingpin, Federico Carrasco (Diego Luna), ignites a hostage crisis as part of a meticulously planned escape.
- The ensemble also includes Jennifer Carpenter, Jeffrey Donovan, Lola Kirke, Tenoch Huerta, John Gallagher Jr and Richard Cabral.
- Peter Landesman directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Sheridan.
Where to Watch
ELEVEN DAYS will be available in theaters across various regions starting in early 2026.
- Fandango – theatrical tickets
- AMC Theatres – theatrical tickets
- Regal Cinemas – theatrical tickets
- IMDb – official movie page
- Lucky Number 8 Media – production company info