Neon has set a theatrical release date for It Ends, which is not a sequel to It Follows. (That sequel’s titled They Follow.) Neon acquired the horror film following its world premiere at 2025’s South by Southwest and will release it in LA and NY on August 21, 2026. An expanded opening is set for August 28.
Alex Ullom’s feature film debut currently sits at 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. AWFJ’s Alexandra Heller-Nicholas says, “It Ends is the kind of bold, original movie that low-budget horror cinema at its best provides a perfect home for.” And Dread Central’s Rendy Jones calls it a “smart and inventive genre-bending experience.”
The horror thriller, starring Phinehas Yoon, Akira Jackson, Noah Toth, and Mitchell Cole, offers this synopsis: “A group of recent grads head out on a late-night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn on to a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Cramped together inside a Jeep Cherokee and with the miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it.”
Carrie Carusone and Evan Barber serve as producers. Executive producers include Jess Wu Calder, Keith Calder, Carson Tappan, Roshni “Rush” Bhatia, Andrew Mayne, Ryan Keely, Elle León Nostas, Ben Mekler, and Chris Amick.