Mayday premieres globally on Apple TV on Friday, September 4, 2026. The Apple Original Film will also be available to subscribers in India, where its official listing shows a 1-hour-50-minute runtime and a U/A 16+ rating.
| OTT release date | September 4, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Platform | Apple TV |
| Format | Feature film |
| Runtime | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Original language | English |
| India rating | U/A 16+ |
When does Mayday stream in India?
Apple has announced one global premiere date: September 4. The film’s India storefront is already live, so Indian viewers are included in that rollout rather than waiting for a separate regional window.
Apple has not published an exact India upload time. The safe plan is to check the official Apple TV India page on release day instead of assuming a midnight IST launch.
Is Mayday a movie or a series?
Mayday is a feature film, not an episodic series. Its 1-hour-50-minute runtime means the complete story lands at once, with no weekly schedule or finale date to track.
The setup sends Lieutenant Troy “Assassin” Kelly, a hotshot U.S. Navy pilot, into Russian territory during the Cold War. When the operation collapses, his route home depends on Nikolai Ustinov, a gruff former KGB agent who has an unexpected enthusiasm for American culture.
What audio and subtitles are listed?
The original audio is English. Apple lists English audio description and Dolby Atmos support, along with several dubbed audio options. Hindi, Tamil and Telugu appear among the subtitle choices on the India listing, but they are not listed as dubbed audio tracks.
That distinction matters before pressing play: viewers looking specifically for an Indian-language dub should recheck the audio menu after the film becomes available, while those comfortable with English audio can use the listed Indian-language subtitles.
Why the Troy-Nikolai pairing is the main hook
Apple describes Mayday as a genre-bending action buddy comedy that flips the spy thriller. The reversal is built into its central duo. Troy enters Soviet territory as the operative, but becomes the stranded outsider; Nikolai has the local knowledge and becomes the unlikely rescue route.
Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh carry that collision of suspicion, survival and comedy. John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein wrote and directed the film, shaping the Cold War mission around an odd-couple alliance rather than a conventional lone-agent escape.
What to know before watching
The India page rates the film U/A 16+. Apple lists violence and action, strong language, suggestive references and smoking in its US rating details, so this is positioned as an adult-skewing action comedy rather than light family viewing.
Need the character map first? Our Mayday cast guide separates the confirmed roles from relationships Apple has not disclosed. Now that the film is streaming, our Mayday review explains why Kenneth Branagh lifts the familiar Cold War adventure to a 3.5/5 rating.
Mayday is one of the films in our OTT releases for August 31 to September 6. For more confirmed streaming dates, browse the latest OTT release guides.
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