The Cackling of the Dodos Runs onto Netflix, Directed by Jason Bateman
The new film definitely isn’t about birds.
March 18, 2026
The Cackling of the Dodos: What Is It About? Cast, Plot, Jason Bateman, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell - Netflix Tudum
The Cackling of the Dodos may sound like it will spotlight the high-pitched vocals of the long-extinct, flightless birds, but the film is anything but a nature documentary.
Directed by Jason Bateman (Black Rabbit), Dodos centers on small-town farmer George, who has a truly terrible day when he discovers a corpse chilling out in a grain bin and is unwittingly forced into a chaotic, sloppy cover-up by his boss, Denny. Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson will star in this movie based on an original screenplay by novelist Rye Curtis (Kingdomtide).
Dodos is Bateman’s latest in a slew of collaborations with Netflix. Most recently, he received an Actor Award nomination from SAG/AFTRA for his work in Black Rabbit. In addition, he played a Grade A baddie in the 2024 airport security thriller Carry-On, which spent eight weeks in Netflix’s Global Top 10 list. And he memorably portrayed a Grade A goodie-turned-baddie in Ozark, which received 45 Emmy nominations over its four-season run.
Keep coming back to Tudum for more news about The Cackling of the Dodos — it might not be a nature documentary, but it’s sure to be wild.
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