Christmas action comedy film Violent Night starring David Harbour as Santa Claus, will be streaming on Prime Videos on May 26. Directed by Tommy Wirkola, Violent Nights had its world premiere at the New York Comic Con on October 7, 2022, and later the film was released in the theatres in US and UK. The film opened to positive reception and fared at the box office.
Produced by David Leitch, Kelly McCormick, and Guy Danella under 87North Productions, Violent Night is penned by Pat Casey and Josh Mille. The official logline of the film read, "When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show he is no saint."
Violent Night also stars John Leguizamo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Edi Patterson, Cam Gigandet, Leah Brady, and Beverly D'Angelo.
Meanwhile, a sequel to Violent Night is already in the works.