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Threads (1984)

7.9/10 IMDb 100% RT 92/100 MC
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Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.

Best Release

Severin Films · Limited Edition

Cast

Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May, Nicholas Lane, Jane Hazlegrove, Henry Moxon, June Broughton, Sylvia Stoker, Harry Beety

Runtime

1 hour and 57 minutes (117 minutes)

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Upcoming Release July 28, 2026

Label

Severin Films

Edition

Limited Edition

Street Date

July 28, 2026

What's confirmed

Packaging
Slipcase · Limited edition slipcase
In the box
Limited edition slipcase with postcard designed by Rob Carmichael at Seen Studio
Protect & Survive (1980) limited-edition replica of the government-issued public information pamphlet
HDR
HDR10

Restoration

Newly scanned in 4K from the original 16mm A/B rolls. Worldwide UHD premiere.

Special features

Audio commentary with director Mick Jackson, moderated by Kier-La Janisse and David Gregory
Audio commentary with actress Karen Meagher and television historian Simon Farquhar
Auditioning for the Apocalypse, interview with Karen Meagher (Blu-ray only)
Shooting the Annihilation, interview with director of photography Andrew Dunn (Blu-ray only)
Destruction Designer, interview with production designer Christopher Robilliard (Blu-ray only)
Interview with film writer Stephen Thrower (Blu-ray only)
U.S. Trailer (Blu-ray only)
Survivors: The Spectre of Threads, feature documentary by Craig Ian Mann and Robert Nevitt (bonus disc)
Immediate and Real, interview with Julie McDowall (bonus disc)

Editor's Notes

Note

Severin's July 28 4K is the worldwide UHD premiere of the BBC's 1984 nuclear-attack docudrama, scanned from the original 16mm A/B rolls. Three discs and seven hours of features, plus a new feature documentary by Craig Ian Mann and Robert Nevitt (Survivors: The Spectre of Threads). The Protect & Survive pamphlet replica is the kind of object Severin built their reputation on.

noted May 2, 2026

Releases of Threads

Mentions

***NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT*** THREADS [ORDER LINK & FULL SPECS IN BIO] https://severinfilms.com/collections/pre-order/pro 30

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