The 355: Release date, cast, how to watch in South Africa

Mason Brown must go agains the grain in saving the world from terror.

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The 355 is a Simon Winberg-directed grand espionage action movie that is due to hit global theatres in the first week of 2022.

The 355: Release date and movie synopsis

The star-studded spy movie follows the ‘007’ premise, where intergovernmental agents set their differences aside for the greater good. In this film, a ‘wildcard’ CIA agent, Mason Brown (played by Jessica Chastain) is entrusted with finding collaborative means to recover a top-secret weapon and, along the way, she and a slew of co-stars, are met with challenges.

The 355 is scheduled to premiere on Friday 7 January 2022.

The cast

Here is the full cast list:

  • Jessica Chastain as Mason “Mace” Brown, a wild card CIA officer.
  • Lupita Nyong’o as Khadijah, a former MI6 ally and cutting-edge computer specialist.
  • Diane Kruger as Marie Schmidt, a rival German BND agent.
  • Penélope Cruz as Graciela, a skilled Colombian DNI agent and psychologist.
  • Fan Bingbing as Lin Mi Sheng, a mysterious Chinese MSS agent tracking the team’s every move.
  • Sebastian Stan as Nick, a CIA officer and Mace’s colleague.
  • Édgar Ramírez as Luis, a DNI agent.
  • Emilio Insolera as Hacker
  • Jason Wong as Stevens
  • John Douglas Thompson as Larry Marks
  • Hiten Patel as Ahmed-Imam
  • Leo Staar as Grady
  • Oleg Kricunova as Pyotr Khasanov

How to watch The 355 in South Africa

The 355 will be available to watch at Star-Kinekor and competing movie theatres in South Africa from Friday 7 January 2022. At the time of publishing, early bookings for the film were not available in South Africa.

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