Milla Jovovich’s Protector has locked down its streaming release date. The action thriller will debut on MGM+ soon. The Magenta Light Studios feature is Jovovich’s return to the hard-edged action territory she commanded in the Resident Evil franchise. Directed by Adrian Grünberg from a script by Bong-Seob Mun, the film follows a former soldier racing against time to rescue her kidnapped daughter.
When Milla Jovovich’s action thriller Protector arrives on MGM+
The Protector streaming date is set for July 3, 2026. The film will make its subscription video-on-demand debut exclusively on MGM+, capping a distribution journey that began on the festival circuit.
Protector first premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in September 2025, screening in the Midnight Passion section. It was later released in U.S. theaters on March 6, 2026, before transitioning to digital platforms and video-on-demand on April 21, 2026.
The plot is about Nikki, played by Milla Jovovich, a former war hero who has built a quiet life raising her daughter Chloe. That existence implodes when she awakens inside an abandoned factory to find Chloe missing. Thrust into a criminal underworld and pursued by both police and military forces, she has to carve a brutal path to bring her child home.
Jovovich leads a cast that includes Matthew Modine as Colonel Joseph Lavelle, D.B. Sweeney as Captain Michaels, and Michael Stahl-David as Detective John Blake. Isabel Myers plays Chloe, with Arica Himmel, Don Harvey, and Lydia Hull rounding out the ensemble.
Production took place in New Mexico, with principal photography wrapping in 2025. Highland Film Group handled sales on the project, which was pitched as a contained thriller in the vein of the Taken series. Critical response has been overwhelmingly negative. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 17% approval rating from 30 reviews, while having 73% on the popcornmeter.
Still, the MGM+ streaming release might give Protector a potential second life.
