Goodbye June is a much-anticipated Christmas drama film, marking the directorial debut of Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet. Set just before Christmas, it is a family drama that revolves around four adult siblings and their dying mother.
The film will be released in select theatres just before the holiday season, before it premieres on streaming. Promising to be a messy, bittersweet journey of love, grief, and reconciliation, it stars an ensemble cast including Winslet.
When is Goodbye June Releasing?
A still from the film | Credits: Netflix
Goodbye June is set for a limited theatrical release in the U.K. and U.S. on December 12, 2025, followed by a Netflix premiere on December 24, 2025.
Netflix recently released a trailer for the film, featuring bittersweet moments between the family members and their dying mother. Judging from the trailer, the film has plenty of touching moments with raw honesty, humor, and heartbreak. Watch it here:
Goodbye June: Cast and Crew Details
This film is directed by Kate Winslet, who also stars in it, making it her first time behind the camera. The film is written by her son, Joe Anders, based on Winslet’s experience of losing her mother to cancer in 2017 (via S Magazine).
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The cast is a high-profile ensemble:
- Helen Mirren plays the matriarch, June.
- Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough, Johnny Flynn, and Winslet herself portray the adult siblings.
- Timothy Spall stars as their dad, Bernie.
- Other notable names include Stephen Merchant, Fisayo Akinade, Jeremy Swift, and Raza Jaffrey.
Produced by Winslet and Kate Solomon, the film has been produced by 55 Jugglers and distributed by Netflix. On the technical side, Alwin H. Küchler handles cinematography, Lucia Zucchetti is the editor, and Ben Harlan composes the score.
What is Goodbye June About?
A still from the film | Credits: Netflix
The story of Goodbye June centers around a family grappling with mortality, legacy, and complicated love. As the Christmas season approaches, June’s health unexpectedly deteriorates, thrusting her four adult children and their father into emotional chaos.
As we see in the trailer, she is admitted to the hospital, leaving the once lively and active lady confined to a sullen bed and gloomy hospital room. Now, reunited once again, the four siblings must confront the past, their relationship with their mother, and unresolved tensions (via Netflix).
Throughout her final moments, June remains the vibrant woman she is, embracing her family and her condition with biting humor, blunt honesty, and immense love and affection.
Winslet has previously said that the film reflects her own experience with losing her mother, and that she wanted the story to feel funny, heartwarming, and real (via Deadline).
FeatureDetailsTitleGoodbye JuneDirectorKate Winslet (directorial debut)WriterJoe AndersGenreDrama, HolidayMain CastWinslet, Toni Collette, Helen Mirren, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy SpallPlotFour siblings reunite as their mother’s health declines during the Christmas seasonRelease DatesTheaters: Dec 12, 2025 (UK/US); Netflix: Dec 24, 2025LanguageEnglish
Well, what are your thoughts about the Oscar-winning actress making her directorial debut?
Goodbye June will be on Netflix on December 24.
