Katseye: Wild Hearts movie poster
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GenreDocumentary & Music
RatedNot Rated
Runtime1 hr 20 mins
ReleasedAugust 12, 2026
StreamingSee Where to Watch
DirectorNadia Hallgren
StarringDaniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman

Katseye: Wild Hearts (2026)

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Katseye: Wild Hearts's Details
GenreDocumentary & Music
RatedNot Rated
Released08/04/2026 (AMC The Grove 14); 08/12/2026 (United States)
StreamingSee Where to Watch on this page.
Running Time1 hr 20 mins
BudgetNot reported
Box OfficeUpdated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Katseye: Wild Hearts's Interests
GeneralRehearsal rooms, dance practice, fan edits, award season, group chats.
MusicKatseye. 'Gnarly', 'Pinky Up', and a fresh EP on the way.
MoviesMiss Americana (2020). Pop stardom, backstage and unfiltered.
TelevisionPop Star Academy: Katseye. The series that shows how the group came together.
HeroesNadia Hallgren. She also directed Michelle Obama's Becoming.
Katseye: Wild Hearts's Crew
DirectorNadia Hallgren
ProducersLana Barkin, Lauren Cioffi, Mitra Darab, Andrew Ibea, Jay Ihn, Hayan Park, Sarina Roma, Jared Shelton
ProductionHybe Corporation, Geffen Records, Interscope Films, Boardwalk Pictures
Distributed ByTrafalgar Releasing
Katseye: Wild Hearts's Trailer
Official Trailer • Disney Plus
How Katseye: Wild Hearts Performed
movie guru's TLDR

Before the fandom comes for me: Katseye: Wild Hearts was made with the group’s own record labels, so nobody here gets grilled. It’s an 80-minute scrapbook of sit-down interviews and backstage footage, following the six members from their debut to right now. The most interesting stretch covers how the internet first reacted to Gnarly, which is a fun swerve for a fan film. Manon’s break from the group is covered too, and the 2026 Grammy nominations get their moment. Director Nadia Hallgren keeps it moving, and fans will love the time with Daniela, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia and Yoonchae. Everyone else may find it polished and safe. It made $6.96 million worldwide. A 5.2 because it’s a sweet gift for the fandom and a thin movie for anyone outside it. $9.39 says you look up the Gnarly video afterward and play it twice before admitting you kinda get it now.

What works: Fans get plenty of time with all six members, plus a look back at how the internet first reacted to Gnarly.

What doesn’t: Made with the group’s own labels, it plays polished and safe, more scrapbook than honest portrait.

Who it’s for: Katseye fans who already know every member’s birthday by heart.

Spoilers

There’s no twist. The film follows the group from their debut right up to the present, so it closes on a band still in the middle of its story rather than at a finish line.

Guru’s Take
5.2/10
Average
Katseye: Wild Hearts's Blurbs
About me:

Katseye are a global girl group: Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza and Yoonchae Jeung. This documentary from director Nadia Hallgren follows them from debut day to right now, with sit-down interviews and backstage footage. It covers their 2026 Grammy nominations, how the internet first reacted to 'Gnarly', and Manon's break from the group, which started in February 2026. It was made with their labels, Hybe and Geffen, and arrives right before their EP Wild. Eighty minutes, six members, one very loud fandom.

Who I'd like to meet:

Anyone who learned the dance from a phone screen at 2 a.m.

Katseye: Wild Hearts's Cast (in credits order)
Daniela Avanzini
Lara Raj
Manon Bannerman
Megan Skiendiel
Sophia Laforteza
Yoonchae Jeung
Full cast and crew on IMDb.
Katseye: Wild Hearts's Edit History
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  • (cur | prev) 14:30, 18 October 2026 DataBot +280 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $7M; Domestic box office $4.6M; Opening weekend $4M; profit note now waits on a budget; box office chart updated; IMDb users 5.9 / 10 (317 votes); movie.guru score 3.8.
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