Netflix has dropped the first clip and poster for its forthcoming sports biographical drama, “Nyad” which is featuring acclaimed actresses Annette Bening and Jodie Foster who can be seen playing ping-pong.

A remarkable true story of tenacity, friendship and the triumph of the human spirit, NYAD recounts a riveting chapter in the life of world-class athlete Diana Nyad.

Three decades after giving up marathon swimming in exchange for a prominent career as a sports journalist, at the age of 60, Diana (four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening) becomes obsessed with completing an epic swim that always eluded her: the 110 mile trek from Cuba to Florida, often referred to as the “Mount Everest” of swims.

The video shows Bening’s Diana Nyad as she tries to convince her best friend Foster’s Bonnie Stoll to become her coach for her return to long-distance swimming.

 

The inspirational story marks the narrative directorial debut of Academy Award-winning documentary filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (“Free Solo,” “The Rescue“). NYAD is produced by Andrew Lazar and Teddy Schwarzman with a screenplay by Julia Cox, adapted from the memoir “Find a Way” by Diana Nyad.

Besides Benning and Foster, the film also stars Rhys Ifan, Ethan Jones Romero, Luke Cosgrove, Jeena Yi, and Eric T. Miller. The film is scheduled to arrive in select theaters on October 20, followed by its streaming debut on November 3.