Tom Blyth Joins David Jonsson in Cal McMau’s Gritty Prison Thriller ‘Wasteman’

Tom Blyth joins David Jonsson in Cal McMau’s gritty prison thriller ‘Wasteman’

David Jonsson and Tom Blyth star in Cal McMau’s prison drama ‘Wasteman,’ a raw story of survival and redemption

REVIEW: 'Wasteman' Is A Visceral, Brutal Exploration Of Toxic Masculinity Inside A British Prison

'Wasteman' is one of the London Film Festival’s best and an outright phenomenal British movie that highlights the unrelenting horrors that take place within prison. Tom Blyth and David Jonsson continue proving to audiences why they’re actors worth watching, improving their craft with each performance and elevating what is an intense, gripping thriller that doesn’t let go of you through its 90-minute runtime, which McMau uses to its full effect.

Alien Romulus' David Jonsson struggles to stay on the good side of the law in an intense trailer for the prison thriller Wasteman

Having recently binged the entirety of Taylor Sheridan‘s Mayor of Kingstown, I’m in the mood for more prison drama. That’s why I’m completely digging on Lionsgate‘s trailer for Wasteman, a U.K. crime thriller starring Alien Romulus’ David Jonsson and Billy the Kid actor Tom Blyth. Lionsgate debuted a trailer for Wasteman yesterday, and early buzz suggests this close-quarters thriller is one cinephiles won’t want to miss. In Wasteman, a parolee, …

WASTEMAN: First Look at Gritty New British Prison Thriller Starring David Jonsson & Tom Blyth

A first look at Wasteman has just dropped, giving us a taste of one of next year’s most intense British thrillers. Directed by Cal McMau in his feature debut, the film follows Taylor, a convict on the brink of parole after years inside, but his shot at freedom is thrown into chaos when a ruthlessly violent new cellmate, Dee, pulls him into a brutal prison rivalry. The claustrophobic, high-stakes drama stars rising British talents David Jonsson a…

Trailer: Wasteman - a gritty new British prison thriller starring David Jonsson and Tom Blyth

Lionsgate has dropped the official teaser trailer for ‘Wasteman,’ the highly anticipated directorial debut from Cal McMau. This gripping, claustrophobic prison thriller promises to be one of the most intense British films of 2026. The film follows Taylor (Jonsson), a convict nearing the end of his sentence and desperate to rebuild a relationship with the son who’s grown up without him. But just as parole — and freedom — are within reach, a new c…

Wasteman – Watch David Jonsson and Tom Blyth in the teaser trailer for the new British thriller

The directorial debut of Cal McMau, Wasteman, tells the incredible story of how a convict’s chances for early prison release come under threat from his ruthlessly violent new cellmate in this uncompromisingly brutal British thriller. The film had its world premiere at TIFF on September 6 and will premiere in the UK at the 69th […]