Director: Fede Alvarez
Stockholm's underworld of hackers and spies gets a fresh jolt of tension in this 2025 thriller built around one of modern fiction's most unusual protagonists.
What is The Girl in the Spider's about?
Lisbeth Salander, a brilliant and fiercely independent hacker, gets pulled back into danger when a piece of stolen software with terrifying capabilities lands in her hands. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist becomes entangled as the two try to outmaneuver intelligence operatives, cybercriminals, and officials who all want the program for themselves. As old family ties resurface and new threats close in, Salander has to rely on both her technical skill and her instinct for survival to keep the situation from spiraling further out of control. Director Fede Alvarez frames the chase across cold, neon-lit European streets, balancing tech-thriller mechanics with a personal story about power, secrecy, and reinvention.
Cast & crew
Claire Foy takes on the role of Lisbeth Salander, bringing a guarded, watchful energy to the character, while Sverrir Gudnason plays Mikael Blomkvist. Sylvia Hoeks, Lakeith Stanfield, Vicky Krieps, and Claes Bang round out a cast that spans multiple factions circling the same prize, with Stephen Merchant appearing as the software's original creator.
Context & significance
The film draws on the world established by Stieg Larsson's Millennium novels, adapting a later chapter in Lisbeth Salander's story with a new creative team. It leans into the series' signature mix of surveillance-era paranoia and personal reckoning, shot on location across Sweden, Germany, and the United States.
Where & how to watch
The film streams on K-Time with a Persian dub track, so Farsi-speaking viewers can follow the story without subtitles. Browse to the title page and press play after logging into a free K-Time account; the full interface, including search and recommendations, is available in Farsi.