Patriots Day is an upcoming American drama film directed by Peter Berg and written by Berg, Matt Cook and Joshua Zetumer, based on the book Boston Strong by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge. Starring Mark Wahlberg, J. K. Simmons, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon and Michelle Monaghan, the film is about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent terrorist manhunt led by Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis.
Principal photography began on March 29, 2016 in Quincy and Boston, Massachusetts. The film will premiere on November 17, 2016 at the AFI Fest, have a limited release on December 21, 2016 and a wide release on January 13, 2017.