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Netflix has just announced that its highly anticipated Spanish thriller will receive a limited theatrical release ahead of its official Netflix debut this October. Titled “She Walks in Darkness” (Un Fantasma En La Batalla in Spanish, which translates to “A Ghost in the Battle”), the new movie will premiere on Netflix globally on October 17, 2025.
Being produced by J.A. Bayona (the director of Netflix’s hit movie Society of the Snow), Netflix officially unveiled the project in April 2024 as production was getting underway in Spain and the French Basque Country.
The plot of the movie is inspired by the largest covert operation against ETA, which marked a turning point in the fight against terrorism in Spain. Grounded in the historical, political, and social context of the 1990s and 2000s, the film tells the story of Amaia, a young Civil Guard member who spends over a decade working as an undercover agent for the terrorist group to locate their hidden hideouts in southern France.
The movie is directed and written by Agustín Díaz Yanes (Gold, Walking Vengeance), with production led by Belén Atienza, Bayona, and Sandra Hermida. The film features original music by composer Arnau Bataller and cinematography by Paco Femenia. Juana Martínez serves as the casting director, while Alain Bainée is the production designer.
Here’s the official trailer that dropped on September 16th:
Who is in the cast for She Walks in Darkness?
The main cast for the movie includes:
- Susana Abaitua (Patria, I Know Who You Are) as Amaia
- Andrés Gertrúdix (Morir, Timecrimes)
- Iraia Elias (Advantages of Traveling by Train, The Giant)
- Raúl Arévalo (The Fury of a Patient Man, Marshland)
- Ariadna Gil (Pan’s Labyrinth)
Also in the cast are Antón Soto (Under Paris), Eduardo Rejón (Distancias), and Iñaki Balboa.
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Picture courtesy of Netflix
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She Walks In Darkness is one of several major international Netflix Original movies still to be released in 2025, with others including French Lover from Netflix France, Troll 2 from Norway, which just got confirmed for December 1st, and The Great Flood from South Korea. For more on what’s still to come to Netflix throughout the remainder of 2025, keep it locked here on What’s on Netflix.
The new film has a TV-MA rating in the US and is suitable for ages 15 and over with a runtime of 105 minutes (1 hour and 45 minutes). The movie is spoken in Spanish, Basque, and French. You can add the movie to your Netflix Queue using this link and get reminded when it drops.
Additional information about the movie:
Director of Photography: Paco Femenía
Editing: Bernat Vilaplana
Music by: Arnau Bataller
Sound: Xavier Saucedo, Oriol Tarragó, Candela Palencia
She Walks In Darkness releases in select theaters in Spain on October 3rd, ahead of a global rollout on Netflix on October 17th, 2025. It’ll premiere at the San Sebastian Festival as part of its official selection beginning on September 23rd.
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