Teo Yoo & Isabel May in Futuristic Action Thriller ‘Karoshi’ Full Trailer
by Alex Billington
November 5, 2026
Source: YouTube
“Every empire fears rebellion.” Whoa – where did this come from?! Lionsgate has revealed the first official trailer for a sci-fi action thriller titled Karoshi, set in a near-future Manhattan. This looks badass! What a surprise! Karoshi is hitting theaters in February 2027 as an early-in-the-year genre offering from Lionsgate. An ambitious executive from a mysterious mega corporation faces pressure to fill a position after a worker leaps from the building. But as she interviews the new candidate, she realizes something amiss. Lionsgate presents an 87Eleven Entertainment and a True North production. Directed by Takashi Doscher, starring Teo Yoo, Isabel May, Takehiro Hira, Bill Camp, Show Kasamatsu, with Giancarlo Esposito and Cynthia Erivo. This is a very stylish action thriller about empire corporations and control and employees fighting back. I’m sold! Some awesome footage to enjoy – this is all I need to see right now and I’m so there.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Takashi Doscher’s action movie Karōshi, direct from YouTube:
Produced by Chad Stahelski (John Wick franchise), and written and directed by Takashi Doscher, Karōshi is an action-thriller set in a near-future Manhattan, where corporate loyalty and cultural tradition have reshaped everyday life. When a mysterious outsider infiltrates a powerful company after a worker’s death he exposes the violent system hidden beneath its polished surface. Karoshi is both written and directed by Japanese-American filmmaker Takashi Doscher, director of the films A Fighting Chance, Still, Hear Us, Only, the “Dark Woods” podcast, and eps of the “Chicago P.D.” series previously. Produced by Jason Spitz, Alex Young, Nathan Kahane, Chad Stahelski. From 87Eleven Entertainment & True North. Lionsgate debuts Doscher’s Karoshi movie in theaters nationwide starting on February 5th, 2027 early next year. Who’s in?
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