Brad Pitt stars in the first teaser for The Adventures of Cliff Booth, which aired during Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8
Pitt reprises his Oscar-winning role from 2019’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
The Adventures of Cliff Booth is coming soon to Netflix

Brad Pitt is reprising the role that won him an Oscar for a followup to 2019’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.

One of the biggest shocks and most electrifying moments of Super Bowl LX wasn’t a touchdown or a halftime surprise — it was the teaser trailer that brought Brad Pitt back as Cliff Booth, the coolest, most dangerous stuntman in Hollywood history. The 60-second spot for The Adventures of Cliff Booth dropped during the third quarter, instantly breaking the internet and sending fans into a frenzy of excitement, nostalgia, and disbelief.

Yes, it’s real. Brad Pitt is reprising the role that won him an Oscar in Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 masterpiece Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. But this time, Tarantino steps back from the director’s chair and hands the reins to David Fincher — a bold, unexpected creative choice that has everyone talking. Tarantino wrote the script himself, delivering the razor-sharp dialogue, retro vibe, and dark humor fans crave, while Fincher brings his signature precision, tension, and visual mastery to the project.

The teaser is pure cinematic adrenaline. Set in the gritty, neon-soaked 1970s Hollywood of the original film, Cliff Booth is older, harder, and even more dangerous. The trailer opens with Cliff driving his signature 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 through the streets of Los Angeles, cigarette dangling from his lips, as a voiceover (Pitt’s own) drawls: “Some people say I’m a stuntman. I say I’m just the guy who doesn’t die.” We see flashes of brutal fight choreography, a high-speed car chase through the Hollywood Hills, Cliff taking down a group of bikers with effortless brutality, and a steamy, dangerous encounter with a mysterious femme fatale. The iconic Once Upon a Time in Hollywood score is remixed with heavy 70s funk and rock riffs, giving the whole thing a gritty, pulpy edge that feels like Tarantino’s world filtered through Fincher’s cold, meticulous lens.

The trailer ends with Cliff standing on a rooftop at sunset, blood on his knuckles, looking straight into the camera with that signature half-smile: “Welcome to the adventures of Cliff Booth. Buckle up.” The screen cuts to black, followed by the release date: 2026 on Netflix.

The internet lost its mind within seconds. #CliffBoothReturns and #TheAdventuresOfCliffBooth trended worldwide, with reaction videos, memes, and fan theories exploding across platforms. “Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth again? Directed by Fincher? Written by Tarantino? I’m not ready for this level of cool,” one viral post read. Another fan wrote: “This is the crossover event we didn’t know we needed — pure 70s pulp perfection.”

The project marks a major shift for both directors. Tarantino, who has repeatedly said he plans to retire after his tenth film, chose to hand off directing duties to Fincher while staying on as writer and producer. “I wrote the story I wanted to tell,” Tarantino said in a rare statement. “But David’s the guy who can make it look like nothing else on television. This is his vision now.” Fincher, known for his meticulous style and dark, psychological edge (Se7en, Gone Girl, The Killer), brings a grittier, more intense tone to the character while keeping Tarantino’s signature humor and retro love letter to Hollywood intact.

Early buzz from test screenings and festival previews has been electric. Variety called it “a thrilling, stylish evolution of Cliff Booth’s world — brutal, funny, and impossible to look away from.” The Hollywood Reporter praised the “perfect marriage of Tarantino’s voice and Fincher’s precision.” With a reported R rating for strong violence, language, and mature themes, The Adventures of Cliff Booth is clearly aimed at adult audiences craving something smarter and more dangerous than typical streaming fare.

For Brad Pitt, this is a triumphant return to a role that many consider his career-best. Cliff Booth — the laid-back, lethal stuntman with a mysterious past — gave Pitt his first Oscar win and cemented his status as one of Hollywood’s most charismatic leading men. Bringing him back for a full series feels like a love letter to fans and a bold new chapter for the character.

The series is set to premiere exclusively on Netflix in late 2026. If the teaser is any indication, The Adventures of Cliff Booth isn’t just a revival — it’s a reinvention that could redefine what a streaming action series can be.

Buckle up. Cliff Booth is back — and this time, the adventure is only beginning.