Netflix's tense 'Lou' trailer sees Alison Janney on the hunt for a kidnapper

Well that escalated quickly.
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Why has it taken this long for Alison Janney to be the lead in an action movie?

Watching the Netflix trailer above for Anna Foerster's Lou, which sees her helping a mother (Jurnee Smollett) find her kidnapped daughter, it just seems to work so damn well.

Janney plays a grouchy loner who clearly has an unusual past, but when her neighbour comes asking for help in the dead of night it's fair to say things...escalate.

Cue violent beat-downs, exploding lighthouses, and a rope bridge moment that would make Indiana Jones nervous.

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Lou is available to stream on Netflix from Sept. 23.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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