Netflix's Carry-On: Release date, cast, plot, and everything you need to know

Netflix's Carry-On will premiere on the streaming service exclusively on December 13, 2024. The movie, marketed as a Christmas movie, is an action thriller starring Taron Egerton as TSA agent Ethan Kopek. He is blackmailed by a mysterious traveler into letting a dangerous package slip through security on a Christmas Day flight. The traveler does so by threatening to execute his pregnant girlfriend.

Besides Egerton, Netflix's Carry-On stars Jason Bateman as the mysterious traveler blackmailing Koek. Sofia Carson plays his pregnant girlfriend, Nora, who works in the airport as an airline customer service agent in charge of checking in passengers. Here's everything to know about the film's release.

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Netflix's Carry-On season 1: Streaming options and release date

Sofia Carson plays Nora (Image via Netflix)

Carry-On will be released exclusively for streaming on Netflix on December 13, 2024. The movie runs for one hour and 59 minutes. The streaming service usually releases films at 12 am Pacific Time.

Based on this, the following table lists the exact release date and time of Netflix's Carry-On alongside their corresponding time zones:

Time Zone	Date	Time
Pacific Time	Friday, December 13, 2024	12 am
Central Time	Friday, December 13, 2024	2 am
Eastern Time	Friday, December 13, 2024	3 am
British Time	Friday, December 13, 2024	8 am
Indian Standard Time	Friday, December 13, 2024	1:30 pm
Central European Time	Friday, December 13, 2024	9 am
Australian Central Time	Friday, December 13, 2024	6:30 pm

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Carry-On: Cast and crew

The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The screenplay was originally written by TJ Fixman, with later inputs from Michael Green. Besides Egerton, Bateman, and Carson, the movie also stars Danielle Deadwyler as Elena Cole, Logan Marshall-Green portrays Agent Alcott, and Dean Norris as Phil Sarkowski.

The cast of Carry-On also includes:

• Theo Rossi as the Watcher
• Sinqua Walls as Jason Noble
• Tonatiuh as Mateo Flores
• Logan Marshall-Green
• Josh Brener
• Dean Norris
• Curtiss Cook

Interestingly, Collet-Serra consulted two LAX TSA agents to advise him on this film. Speaking to Netflix Tudum, he said,

"We had two amazing LAX TSA advisors on this movie who gave us so much great information on anything we needed. They put our actors through proper TSA training before we shot the movie, and they were on set to advise us if anything didn't look realistic."

The movie explores the complicated relationship that often ensues in tense situations between the airport police, the local police, and federal agents. It shows how an ordinary TSA agent might react to a terrorist threat at the airport during the holiday rush hour. Ethan does his best to outsmart the traveler.

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What is Netflix's Carry-On about?

The official synopsis of the show reads:

"Carry-On follows a young TSA agent as he fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight."

Ethan does his best to outsmart the traveler, who uses an earphone to communicate his threats to the TSA agent. If he doesn't comply with his instructions, there will be consequences. The film is set in an airport and takes place in one location. Viewers may find it interesting to watch the high-stakes action sequences and the cat-and-mouse chase between the traveler and the TSA agent.

In the trailer, audiences get a glimpse of the phone conversation between Ethan and the traveler. We also see snippets of his girlfriend and everyday responsibilities. Ethan places a 9-1-1 call inside LAX that alerts the police and federal agents.

While it is a thriller movie, Netflix's Carry-On highlights the Christmas theme as the airport is draped in Christmas decorations. The movie is a collaboration between Netflix and Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners.

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Stay tuned for more updates on season 1 of Netflix's Carry-On.