India, Sept. 4 -- Apple TV's Mayday brings Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh together for a Cold War action-comedy that takes a US Navy pilot from a secret mission to a dangerous fight for survival. Directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the film stars Reynolds as Lieutenant Troy "Assassin" Kelly and Branagh as former KGB agent Nikolai Ustinov. Mayday premiered globally on Apple TV on September 4, 2026.

Mayday starts as a Cold War survival story but gradually turns into something much bigger for Lieutenant Troy "Assassin" Kelly. After becoming stranded in the Soviet Union, Troy's main goal is initially to get back home. His journey changes after he teams up with Nikolai Ustinov and discovers information that makes him que...