Remarkably Bright Creatures

Remarkably Bright Creatures follows Tova Sullivan, a widow who works nights at a small-town aquarium. She forms an unusual bond with Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus, while Cameron arrives in town searching for information about his family. Marcellus sees a connection between them and tries to move their investigation forward. Sally Field plays Tova, Lewis Pullman plays Cameron and Alfred Molina voices Marcellus. Colm Meaney, Joan Chen, Kathy Baker, Beth Grant and Sofia Black-D’Elia are among the supporting cast. Olivia Newman directed and co-wrote the screenplay with John Whittington, adapting Shelby Van Pelt’s 2022 novel. Netflix released the PG-13 drama on May 8, 2026. The official listing gives it a running time of one hour and 54 minutes. The Television Academy awarded it the 2026 Emmy for Outstanding Movie; the film received three nominations in total.