My Notes on Mars

My Notes on Mars (2026)

Margot, a brilliant young scientist with a troubled marriage, disappears inexplicably while hiking with her husband Sam and a group of friends. A few weeks later, she miraculously reappears the day of her own memorial service. Margot is clearly not the same as before the accident. Nevertheless, Sam sees his wife’s miraculous reappearance as a second chance.

Date of release
2026-09-02
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Science Fiction, Romance
Director
Lili Horvát

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Budapest and Vienna

My Notes on Mars is a 2026 science-fiction romance film written and directed by Lili Horvát, in her English-language debut feature. A co-production of Hungary and Austria, it stars Rupert Friend and Mackenzie Davis.

Production

The film marks the English-language feature debut from director Lili Horvát. Horvát directed from her own script and produced with Dóra Csernátony for Poste Restante along with Emilie Georges and Naima Abed of Paradise City, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu and Bady Minck of Amour Fou and Mirsad Purivatra and Jovan Marjanovic of Obala Art Center, as well as Evan Moore of AmorFortuna.

MIT planetary scientist Gaia Stucky de Quay served as the film's planetary science consultant.

Greta Lee and Andrew Scott initially joined the cast in August 2024. Later, Lee and Scott exited the film, with Mackenzie Davis and Rupert Friend replacing them.

Principal photography began in July 2025 with filming locations including Budapest, Vienna and the Austrian Alps.

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