# Director Kevin Macdonald Discusses Modern Paranoia in 'The Runner'

Director Kevin Macdonald discusses using documentary instincts to explore technology's control in 'The Runner'.

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Director Kevin Macdonald told The Hindu in an exclusive conversation over Zoom that 'The Runner' is a modern paranoia about the influence of technology on humans. [^1]

Macdonald stated that 'The Runner' revolves around Maia, played by Gal Gadot, a high-powered attorney and single mother whose life is upended after a mysterious phone call. [^2]

To save her abducted son's life, the protagonist must follow cryptic commands and race against time across London's streets and underground tracks. [^3]

Apple TV will premiere the Australian thriller series Last Seen on 2026-09-09, starring Patrick Brammall as an ex-police detective now working as an emergency dispatcher whose young daughter Maggie went missing, adapted from Ryan David Jahn's novel The Dispatcher. [^4]

Apple TV will premiere the film Mayday on 2026-09-04, a thriller set in 1987 in which Ryan Reynolds plays a U.S. Navy pilot who crash-lands behind enemy lines in Soviet territory and is helped by Kenneth Branagh as an ex-KGB agent. [^5]

Prime Video is scheduled to premiere the thriller The Runner on 2026-09-02, starring Gal Gadot as a London lawyer whose morning run is interrupted by a phone call that escalates into demands threatening her family, with Damian Lewis as the villain. [^6]

The production utilized hidden cameras placed everywhere in London crowds, sometimes causing people to look around at Gal Gadot running through the streets. [^7]

Netflix will premiere the adult animated series Dang! on 2026-09-08, a New York City-set dark comedy about an aloof high-achieving eldest sibling who makes the lives of her middle and youngest siblings a living hell. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Director Kevin Macdonald told The Hindu in an exclusive conversation over Zoom that 'The Runner' is a modern paranoia about the influence of technology on humans. (The Hindu, News)
2. Macdonald stated that 'The Runner' revolves around Maia, played by Gal Gadot, a high-powered attorney and single mother whose life is upended after a mysterious phone call. (The Hindu, News)
3. To save her abducted son's life, the protagonist must follow cryptic commands and race against time across London's streets and underground tracks. (The Hindu, News)
4. Apple TV will premiere the Australian thriller series Last Seen on 2026-09-09, starring Patrick Brammall as an ex-police detective now working as an emergency dispatcher whose young daughter Maggie went missing, adapted from Ryan David Jahn's novel The Dispatcher. (Winnipeg Free Press, News)
5. Apple TV will premiere the film Mayday on 2026-09-04, a thriller set in 1987 in which Ryan Reynolds plays a U.S. Navy pilot who crash-lands behind enemy lines in Soviet territory and is helped by Kenneth Branagh as an ex-KGB agent. (Winnipeg Free Press, News)
6. Prime Video is scheduled to premiere the thriller The Runner on 2026-09-02, starring Gal Gadot as a London lawyer whose morning run is interrupted by a phone call that escalates into demands threatening her family, with Damian Lewis as the villain. (Winnipeg Free Press, News)
7. The production utilized hidden cameras placed everywhere in London crowds, sometimes causing people to look around at Gal Gadot running through the streets. (The Hindu, News)
8. Netflix will premiere the adult animated series Dang! on 2026-09-08, a New York City-set dark comedy about an aloof high-achieving eldest sibling who makes the lives of her middle and youngest siblings a living hell. (Winnipeg Free Press, News)

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