Kraken Trailer Unleashes Giant Sea Monster Terror in Norway’s Deepest Fjords

A mythical sea beast awakens beneath Norway’s icy fjords in Pål Øie’s monster thriller Kraken.

‘Kraken’ Trailer Unleashes Mythic Monster Terror Beneath Norway’s Deepest Fjords

Creature feature fans are about to get exactly what they’ve been asking for.

The official trailer has arrived for Kraken, the new large-scale Norwegian monster film from director Pål Øie, and it looks ready to deliver full-blown sea monster chaos when it hits theaters June 12, 2026 through Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Known for claustrophobic thrillers like The Tunnel, Øie shifts into much bigger territory here, diving headfirst into mythological horror with a modern take on one of folklore’s most legendary creatures. And based on the first footage, Kraken is not interested in subtlety.

Set deep within Norway’s fjords, the film follows a series of increasingly disturbing events beginning with strange behavior among wild salmon populations. As unexplained deaths begin mounting around the region’s deepest waters, the horrifying truth emerges: the mythical Kraken has awakened.

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And once it rises, survival becomes nearly impossible.

The film stars Sara Khorami, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Øyvind Brandtzæg, and Jenny Evensen, all operating inside a premise that fully embraces giant monster destruction and escalating dread.

What immediately stands out from the trailer is scale.

Rather than grounding the Kraken as a hidden or partially obscured threat, the footage leans heavily into massive tentacled destruction, collapsing ships, roaring waters, and the overwhelming sense that humanity is completely unequipped to deal with what’s lurking beneath the fjord. It’s old-school monster movie energy filtered through the icy, isolated atmosphere Scandinavian genre filmmaking tends to do exceptionally well.

And honestly, that combination works.

The fjord setting adds a natural sense of isolation and claustrophobia that separates Kraken from more generic ocean-based creature features. The landscape itself feels ancient, hostile, and capable of hiding something monstrous for centuries. Once the creature emerges, the environment becomes just as threatening as the beast itself.

Tonally, the film appears to balance disaster movie spectacle with creature horror, leaning into the type of over-the-top monster madness fans of giant creature cinema usually crave. There’s a seriousness to the setup, but the trailer wisely understands that audiences are ultimately showing up to watch a legendary sea monster tear through everything in its path.

And from what’s shown, Kraken seems more than willing to deliver exactly that.

With mythology, large-scale destruction, and Scandinavian horror atmosphere all colliding together, Kraken is shaping up to be one of the more interesting international creature features heading into summer 2026. For fans of giant monsters, folklore horror, and pure cinematic chaos, this looks like one worth keeping on the radar.