What is The Guilty on Netflix about?

Netflix has been teasing what’s coming in October 2021 for weeks, and now that September is finally coming to a close, it’s been almost impossible to contain our excitement.

From You season 3 to On My Block season 4 to the confirmed premiere of the anticipated anime series Blue Period, Netflix users are certainly in for a good time in October, and there is most definitely much more where that came from.

The Guilty is another release set to debut on the streaming platform next month, and it’s one that has been on everyone’s minds since the official trailer premiered earlier this month. Before the film releases, we want to tell you everything there is to know about The Guilty so that you know what to expect on Oct. 1.

What is The Guilty on Netflix about?

911 Operator Joe Baylor’s workday usually is one that is the most mundane as he continuously receives calls from individuals whom he cannot help. However, one fated day, he receives a call from a woman who has been abducted without a trace, and it’s up to him to locate her whereabouts and reunite her with her young daughter. More on the official synopsis via Netflix below:

"A troubled police detective demoted to 911 operator duty scrambles to save a distressed caller during a harrowing day of revelations and reckonings."

The movie stars tons of actors and actresses that you’ll be excited to see on your screens once again. The Devil All the Time star Riley Keough will voice the role of Emily Lighton, Peter Sarsgaard will voice Henry Fisher, Christina Vidal will play Sgt. Denise Wade, Ethan Hawke will voice Sgt. Bill Miller, and last but certainly not least, Spider-Man: Far From Home‘s Jake Gyllenhaal will play the lead role, Joe Baylor.

See Gyllenhaal and the rest of the cast in the official trailer for the upcoming release right here.

Now that you know what you can expect from this upcoming Netflix movie, all that’s left to do is wait until this action-packed movie comes to your screens. Be sure to catch the premiere of The Guilty streaming Friday, Oct. 1st only on Netflix.