A Big Ensemble Cast Brings Aaron Sorkin's 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' To Life

Netflix is releasing Aaron Sorkin’s second directorial feature on October 16th, his new legal drama based on the famous 1969 trial of 60’s activists including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale, who were charged with starting a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. This teaser doesn’t show too much, but the story sure is timely. The stellar cast includes Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, Yayha Abdul-Mateen II, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mark Rylance, Michael Keaton, and Jeremy Strong.