Music plays a pivotal role in “The Kitchen,” Netflix’s somber new dystopian drama, which comes with some unexpected star power — both in front of and behind the camera. Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya makes his feature filmmaking debut on the project, which he co-directed with Kibwe Tavares and co-wrote with Joe Murtagh.
Starring Kane Robinson (the British rapper and actor better known as Kano) and famed footballer Ian Wright alongside standout newcomer Jedaiah Bannerman, the film takes place in a near-future London, when the nightmare of gentrification has escalated to the point that social housing is eliminated.