A lot of movie stars have multiple projects lined up this year, but few are as busy as Rebecca Ferguson. She kicked off 2026 starring alongside Chris Pratt in the Amazon MGM-backed sci-fi thriller Mercy. The film received a largely negative critical response and also failed to make much of an impact at the box office. She has already followed that up with a role in The Immortal Man, the Peaky Blinders sequel film co-starring Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan. The movie is set to serve as a bridge between the original Peaky Blinders series and its upcoming follow-up, which is currently in production. Ferguson is also appearing in international theaters opposite Andrew Garfield in The Magic Faraway Tree, marking her first critically acclaimed hit of the year. The film is now scheduled to arrive in the United States later this year on August 21.
For Ferguson, though, the story of Mercy didn’t end with the film being a disappointment at the box office. Mercy premiered on VOD platforms like Prime Video back in February, and the film rocketed to the top of VOD charts to help make back some of its $60 million budget. Mercy then arrived on Prime Video’s streaming library late last night, and although it’s been a few weeks since its official premiere, it’s still one of the most popular movies on the platform at the time of writing. The film earned an abysmal 25% from critics on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, but it was something of a fan-favorite, scoring a solid 82% on the Popcornmeter. It contains elements from both Minority Report (starring Tom Cruise) and Shooter (starring Mark Wahlberg).
What Happens in ‘Mercy’?
Mercy picks up with the death of Nicole Raven (played by Annabelle Wallis), a woman who is married to detective Christopher Raven (played by Chris Pratt). When Chris is accused of her murder, he finds himself in the Mercy court at the whim of an AI judge played by Rebecca Ferguson, and he has only 90 minutes to prove he’s innocent and escape the chair holding him captive. With the help of the AI judge, Chris Raven uses the latest in cutting-edge technology to clear his name and solve the mystery about who killed his wife, while also bringing the killer to justice.
Check out Mercy on Prime Video and stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates and coverage of Ferguson’s future projects.
- Release Date
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January 19, 2026
- Runtime
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100 minutes
- Director
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Timur Bekmambetov
- Writers
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Marco van Belle
- Producers
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Charles Roven, Majd Nassif, Robert Amidon, Timur Bekmambetov



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