A young couple fight for their lives in the official trailer for Lionsgate’s The Strangers – Chapter 1. What was supposed to be a relaxing getaway turns into a battle with psycho killers in the prequel to 2008’s The Strangers.
The 2024 horror film stars Madelaine Petsch (Riverdale), Froy Gutierrez (Cruel Summer), Gabriel Basso (The Night Agent), and Ema Horvath (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power). Renny Harlin directed from a screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland, based on The Strangers by Bryan Bertino.
Producers include Courtney Solomon, Mark Canton, Christopher Milburn, Gary Raskin, Alastair Burlingham, and Charlie Dombek.
“After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple (Petsch and Gutierrez) are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin,” reads Lionsgate’s synopsis. “Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in The Strangers – Chapter 1, the chilling first entry of this upcoming horror feature film series.”
The first chapter in the new trilogy opens in theaters on May 17, 2024.
The original The Strangers starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman was released in May 2008. Made for $9 million, the R-rated horror film grossed $82 million during its theatrical run. The Strangers: Prey at Night with Christina Hendricks and Martin Henderson followed 10 years later and was less successful. Directed by Johannes Roberts, the sequel only brought in $31 million before leaving theaters.