Eleven Days (2026)
In the sweltering heat of a Texas summer in 1974, Jim Estelle, head of the Texas Department of Corrections, plays a deadly game against the ruthless Federico Carrasco, a convicted heroin dealer who has taken over the Huntsville Penitentiary and holding dozens hostage after his pre-planned escape has gone awry. Lines between captor and captive, justice and survival, begin to blur as the siege spirals for eleven endless, terrifying days.
- Date of release
- 2026-09-12
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Thriller, Mystery
- Director
- Peter Landesman
Casting
- Taylor Kitsch — Jim Estelle
- Diego Luna — Federico Carrasco
- Jason Isaacs — Father Joseph O’Brien
- Rhea Seehorn
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Jennifer Carpenter
- Lola Kirke
- John Gallagher Jr.
Interesting facts
Eleven Days is an upcoming American thriller film directed by Peter Landesman and co-written by Kevin Sheridan. It is based on the 2004 book Eleven Days in Hell: The 1974 Carrasco Prison Siege at Huntsville, Texas by William T. Harper, about the 1974 Huntsville Prison siege.
Production
In July 2025, it was announced that an adaptation of the 2004 book Eleven Days in Hell: The 1974 Carrasco Prison Siege at Huntsville, Texas by William T. Harper was in development, with Peter Landesman directing, and co-writing the screenplay with Kevin Sheridan, and Taylor Kitsch and Diego Luna cast as Jim Estelle and Federico Carrasco, respectively.
Principal photography began in September 2025, in Texas, with Enrique Chediak serving as the cinematographer.
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