Carry On: What we know About Taron Egerton’s Airport Thriller

Taron Egerton is dropping his stylish suit to become an everyday man in Carry On. The actor who is best known as the Secret Service recruit in the Kingsman franchise, is now playing a TSA Agent. However, just like his other famous character, he has a mission to accomplish here as well. 

In an interview, Egerton said that the aim of the film was to make the character, “feel as relatable and as normal as possible … whatever normal is in the extraordinary situation he’s in.” The trailer and release date of the movie is out and its about to be a great Christmas time watch. 

But is Carry On a Christmas film? That’s debatable because its certainly not mushy and happy-feely. Instead, the high-stakes situation will make you grab on to the edge of your seat. In this article, we will discuss Carry On, including the plot, cast details, release date, and more. 

We will keep updating this article with new information as and when they are released. So, stay tuned for new information!

Where and When to Watch Carry On?

Carry-On premieres on Netflix on Friday, Dec. 13, 2025. 

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What is the plot of Carry On?

Carry-On follows Ethan, a young TSA agent in a race against time as he tries to outsmart a traveler who is blackmailing him into letting a dangerous package on to a Christmas Eve flight. But how is the villain getting him to follow his orders? By threatening to harm his pregnant girlfriend if he doesn’t comply with his instructions. 

Director Jaume Collet-Sera, in an interview with TUDUM, revealed that one of the aims of this project was to make it realistic. He said, “We all wanted this to feel incredibly realistic, like the events of this movie could happen to any of us on any given day at any airport.” Collet-Sera’s resume of one-location thrillers includes The Commuter and Non-Stop, apart from Carry On. 

He also explained why he loves to set stories in such tightly enclosed spaces. The director said, “Contained environments force us to get to know the movie’s characters very quickly and personally… It’s also a very exciting visual challenge as a filmmaker to come up with creative ways to shoot every inch of a small space and try to make it look different and find new details of the world in each scene.”

Carry On Trailer 

The trailer gives a quick look at the stakes as well as scale of the conflict while building curiosity in spades. Ethan and his blackmailer communicate only through an earpiece in the beginning. But they do come face-to-face. Yet that’s only after the latter has trapped Ethan in his web. 

“I don’t care what to do to me,” Ethan says but the villain retorts with “Who said anything about you?” With lives at stake, especially of his girlfriend’s, Ethan will have to think fast or he will lose it all. Check out the trailer below: 

Who is in the cast of Carry on?

• Taron Egerton (Rocketman, Kingsman: The Secret Service) as Ethan Kopek
• Jason Bateman (Ozark, Arrested Development) as Mysterious Traveler
• Sofia Carson (Purple Hearts) as Nora Parisi
• Sinqua Walls (Friday Night Lights, White Men Can’t Jump) as Jason Noble
• Logan Marshall-Green (Lou, Upgrade) as Agent Alcott
• Danielle Deadwyler (The Harder They Fall, The Piano Lesson) as Elena Cole
• Josh Brener (Old Dads, Silicon Valley) as Herschel
• Dean Norris (Breaking Bad, Unfrosted) as Phil Sarkowski
• Theo Rossi (Emily the Criminal, The Penguin) as Mysterious Watcher
• Curtiss Cook (West Side Story, The Devil You Know) as Lionel Williams
• Joe Williamson (Ford v Ferrari, Lucy in the Sky)
• Gil Perez-Abraham (The Batman, Killer Among Us)
• Tonatiuh (Angelyne, Promised Land)

Behind the Scenes

Carry On is written by T.J. Fixman (the Ratchet & Clank video games) and is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Lyle Vincent has contributed to cinematography. Dylan Clark produces the film through Dylan Clark Productions. DreamWorks Pictures is also involved. Filming began in Sept. 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and wrapped in Jan. 2023. It has an estimated budget of $47 million.