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By Any Means

7.820261h 47mRMovieHistoryCrimeDrama

In 1960s Mississippi, a young Black FBI agent is forced to partner with a notorious mafia hitman to investigate a wave of brutal civil rights murders.

DirectorElegance Bratton
WriterSascha Penn
ProducersAlex Lebovici·Basil Iwanyk

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Expected on OTT
around October 21, 2026

Released in cinemas on September 2, 2026. A prediction based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window — not a confirmed date. Get the WhichOTT app to be notified the moment it lands.

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Cast · Directed by Elegance Bratton

YIYahya Abdul-Mateen II
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Wayne Strider
MWMark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg
Gregory Scarpa
NBNicole Beharie
Nicole Beharie
Allison Strider
JLJosh Lucas
Josh Lucas
Special Agent Everett Rhodes
DSDavid Strathairn
David Strathairn
Special Agent Roy K. Moore
GEGiancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito
Vernon Dahmer
EEEthan Embry
Ethan Embry
Sam Bowers
LHLisaGay Hamilton
LisaGay Hamilton
Ms. Rebecca Brewer
LLaChanze
LaChanze
Hattie Dahmer
BEBiko Eisen-Martin
Biko Eisen-Martin
Special Agent Archie Crawford
WBWill Brittain
Will Brittain
Billy Roy Pitts
DJDeVere Jehl
DeVere Jehl
Edgar Ray Killen

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By Any Means hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 21, 2026. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.

Is By Any Means based on a true story?

Yes — By Any Means is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).