Summary
Netflix’sTrigger Warningrevolves around a highly skilledSpecial Forces commando who finds herself in the crosshairs of a dangerous crime syndicate in her hometown state,which is where the entirety of the movie was filmed. The 2024 action thriller, directed by Mouly Surya and written by John Brancato, Josh Olson, and Halley Gross, is being described asaJohn Wickreplacement film featuring Jessica Albain the leading role, despiteTrigger Warning’s negative reviews. Nevertheless, it’s topping the Netflix charts, which is good news for the cast and crew after so much time was put into making the movie.
Trigger Warning’s Tomatometer score is 24 percent and its Audience Score is 17 percent onRotten Tomatoes.
Pre-production onTrigger Warningofficially began in 2016 when Thunder Roads Productions acquired its spec script, and Netflix bought the rights to distribute the film in 2020. After theTrigger Warningcast was finalized,principal photography finally began and concluded in late 2021,with production confined to one southwestern state. After a long and arduous post-production process,Netflix released theTrigger Warningtrailerin May 2024 and the action thriller debuted on the streaming service on August 25, 2025.
Various Cities In New Mexico
The Cast & Crew Filmed In Santa Fe, Albuquerque, & Other Cities
Trigger Warningwas completely shot in New Mexico in the United States in late 2021, with the actors and production crew traveling to several different locations within the state to capture scenes on location. According toDecider, Jessica Alba, Anthony Michael Hall, and the otherTrigger Warningcast membersfilmed the 2024 Netflix action thriller incentral and northern cities in New Mexico, including Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Española, Madrid, Los Cerrillos, and Lamy.New Mexico was seemingly the perfect location forTrigger Warningwith its desert landscapes and scenic backdrops.
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The cast and crew ofTrigger Warningalso utilized Zia Pueblo,a Native American community, in New Mexico to capture some sequences, including one involving an ambulance. Unfortunately, one crew member, James Saul, was injured while filming in Zia Pueblo. The scene featured a cable towing an ambulance, but the cable broke at one point and hit Saul’s leg. Saul was taken to the hospital, where he learned that his leg had been broken, but he later recovered and rejoined the production crew on the set ofTrigger Warning.
Albuquerque Studios
Multiple Scenes Were Shot At Netflix’s Studio In New Mexico
When they couldn’t shoot on location, the cast and crew ofTrigger Warningused Albuquerque Studios in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to film scenes. Netflix owns the film studio after the company purchased it in 2018 in an attempt to lure more movie and television productions to New Mexico. Aside fromJessica Alba’s Netflix action thriller,Breaking Bad,Better Call Saul,El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,The Avengers,The Lone Ranger,Independence Day: Resurgence,Logan, andStranger Thingsseason 4 were also partially shot at Albuquerque Studios(previously known as ABQ Studios).
Jessica Alba & Mouly Surya Open Up About Trigger Warning’s Action Sequences And Female Perspective
Trigger Warning star Jessica Alba and director Mouly Surya discuss creating a complex female action hero and their Netflix movie’s stunt work.
Is Creation, New Mexico A Real Place?
Trigger Warning’s Setting Is A Fictional Town
Given that most of the events ofTrigger Warningtake place in New Mexico (and because Netflix owns an impressive film studio in the state), it makes sense why Netflix chose it as the 2024 movie’s primary filming location. However,Trigger Warningdirector Mouly Suryaand writers John Brancato, Josh Olson, and Halley Grossdid not utilize a real location in New Mexico as Jessica Alba’s character’s hometown.In actuality, Creation is not a real place one could travel to in New Mexico and was made up in the script.
While the majority ofTrigger Warningis set in Creation, New Mexico, it was actually filmed in multiple cities across the central and northern parts of the state.
Of course, choosing to create a fictional city for the backdrop of the action thriller allowed the cast and crew to capture its scenes in various locations across the state and composite them into one location for the sake of the movie’s story.The director and writers wanted the Netflix film to capture the feeling of a southwestern townwithout having to confine it to one specific (real) location in New Mexico. So, while the majority ofTrigger Warningis set in Creation, New Mexico, it was actually filmed in multiple cities across the central and northern parts of the state.
Trigger Warning
Cast
Trigger Warning (2024) is an action-thriller directed by Mouly Surya, featuring Jessica Alba in a lead role as Parker, a Special Forces commando dealing with PTSD. After her father’s sudden death, Parker returns to her small hometown to take over his bar, only to uncover that his death was no accident. She finds herself entangled in a deadly conspiracy involving a powerful and violent gang that has taken control of the town. As Parker delves deeper into the mystery, she is forced to confront her traumatic past while battling dangerous adversaries.
