Overlord is a 2018 American war horror film[3][4] directed by Julius Avery and written by Billy Ray and Mark L. Smith. The film stars Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Jacob Anderson, Dominic Applewhite, Pilou Asbæk, Iain De Caestecker, John Magaro, Mathilde Ollivier and Bokeem Woodbine.[5] J. J. Abrams serves as a producer through his Bad Robot Productions banner with Lindsey Weber.[6][7] The plot follows several American soldiers who get stuck behind enemy lines after D-Day and discover secret Nazi experiments.[8]