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A24 and Chernin Entertainment turned roughly $10 million into a monster run for Backrooms, which hit $212 million global and $135 million domestic in just 10 days to become A24’s biggest release ever. The horror breakout crossed $200 million worldwide and is already sparking franchise talk around Kane Parsons’ web-series adaptation.

Obsession has surged to $230 million worldwide on a $750,000 budget, but sequel and spinoff talks around Curry Barker’s breakout horror hit have not started yet.

Blumhouse and Atomic Monster have wrapped production on Mike Flanagan’s new Exorcist entry in New York; Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Diane Lane lead the ensemble ahead of the March 17, 2027 theatrical launch.

Paramount+’s Discretion adds Matt Shakman to direct the first four episodes and executive produce; the A24-backed legal thriller was already straight-to-series after a bidding war and stars Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning. The series is based on Chandler Baker’s short story.

BBC is sending Doctor Who into a multi-year reset after Russell T Davies and Bad Wolf exit; the canceled Christmas special, Disney fallout and a competitive tender for Season 16 could keep the franchise off air until 2028, with per-episode budgets cited around £3M ($4M).

Aug. 5 launch on FX/Hulu for Ryan Murphy’s Bret Easton Ellis adaptation; the 1980s L.A. serial-killer thriller tracks Bret, Robert Mallory and the Trawler as senior year unravels. 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Television produce, with Igby Rigney, Homer Gere, Kaia Gerber, Wes Bentley and Evan Rachel Wood in cast.

Netflix and BBC lock A Good Girl's Guide to Murder for a four-episode final season in 2027; production is already wrapped, with Holly Jackson staying on as writer and EP.

Anonymous Content signs Hrithik Roshan for global representation; the Bollywood star is producing Prime Video thriller Storm via HRX Films and remains attached to Krrish 4.

€2.5m Spain-France sci-fi drama wins the Screen International ECAM Forum Award; Víctor Iriarte’s project is now shopping for co-producers and distributors, with Creative Europe Media, ICEC and Eurimages backing the Spain-France-Portugal coproduction plan.

Oklahoma wrap on Hansel & Gretel's Halloween; Devilworks is steering international sales on the public-domain horror-fantasy twist, with Marcus Mallard and Logan Walcher directing from Chris Hoyt's script.

Amazon MGM Studios is developing The Boyfriend, a standalone follow-up to The Girlfriend centered on masculinity and pitched internally as a bold psychological thriller. The streamer is extending a break-out title that drew more than 25 million views and topped Prime Video’s UK chart, even as it continues to staff the UK originals pipeline under new commissioner Oliver Jones.

STUDIOCANAL's Sixth Dimension has boarded Home Safety Hotline, locking a financing partnership with Spooky Pictures, Image Nation and Longevity Pictures behind the video game adaptation; Michael Matthews directs ahead of a South Africa shoot in early 2027.

Independent Film Company and Shudder nab Alex Goyette's horror pic Breeder after its Tribeca world premiere; the film is headed for a theatrical release this fall. Daniel Doheny, Dot Marie Jones, and Maddie Phillips star.

Stephen Lang boards Kevin Lewis' supernatural horror Mercy Good; the Salem-set film follows a family whose historic home is tied to a centuries-old force and is set to roll in Kentucky this September.

Fully funded Australia-Japan feature is mid-shoot; one block has wrapped, Japan is underway now, and Australia is set for October. Titantale Film’s supernatural-sci-fi romance spans Edo Japan, 1865 New South Wales and 2027 Australia, with Yamada Takayuki leading the cast.

Conleth Hill, Daniel Monks, Samuel Bottomley, Arturo Muselli, Eugene Collins, Lucie Shorthouse and Cal O’Driscoll join the BBC/Netflix sequel series; Ned Dennehy and Packy Lee return as the two-season, post-WWII story expands the Shelby gang’s orbit.

Netflix turns a 90-minute action thriller into a streaming hit; the short runtime and acquisition-friendly packaging keep leaning into the platform's volume model.

Netflix’s live-action Scooby-Doo series adds a Twin Peaks veteran as casting continues around the ensemble; no creative or release detail beyond the latest talent attach.

Geena Davis has joined Amazon MGM’s The Kellys, the Brad Peyton-directed action film from Thunder Road; she joins Arnold Schwarzenegger, Liam Hemsworth, Kelsey Asbille and Abby Elliott. Written by Peyton and Tze Chun, it follows a disgraced NYC cop whose wife is taken hostage.

Magnolia’s TIFF acquisition Carolina Caroline, a Samara Weaving crime movie, debuted at No. 1 on the indie specialized box office chart with $110,110 from 246 screens in its opening weekend.

2026 Ignyte Awards shortlist is out, keeping horror, sci-fi, and fantasy in the awards lane ahead of the final ceremony; the genre-specific honor roll remains a key visibility platform for diverse and emerging voices.

Queer horror romance Leviticus is heading into 1,000-plus theaters after a Sundance breakout; Adrian Chiarella is pitching the rollout as a watershed moment for horror and LGBTQ visibility. The theatrical push turns the film into a meaningful test for audience appetite beyond the festival circuit.

MVP Entertainment India is releasing Yeon Sang-ho’s Colony in Indian theaters on June 19 after its Cannes world premiere; the mutating-virus action-horror gives PVR INOX another event title.

Tony Leung has three projects queued up: a Johnnie To film awaiting a finished script, an India-set feature delayed by monsoon season, and a six-to-seven episode serial killer series now in script fine-tuning. The lineup gives a clean read on where the star is headed next, with the streaming series the clearest genre play.

Sandy Johnson boards Carissa Pierson’s found-footage supernatural horror Witchcraft: The Lanterne of Light; the Halloween alum joins Eric Roberts, Lisa Wilcox, Kristina Lafser and Kato Kaelin as production continues in North Carolina.

ComScore’s UKCA presentation argues release congestion left upside on the table for Sinners, F1, Superman and others; Ryan Coogler’s vampire Southern Gothic posted the strongest audience scores in the cohort, pointing to more room for hold strategy.

Kyle Gallner boards JT Mollner’s creature feature Skeletons opposite Brie Larson; another casting add to the package ahead of the film’s next step.

Curry Barker’s “Obsession” has grossed $224 million worldwide and Kane Parsons’ “Backrooms” $212 million, while Markiplier’s independently distributed “Iron Lung” topped $50 million; the article flags Baron Ryan, Kallmekris, Chris Stuckmann and others as creator talents Hollywood may court next.

Vertical Entertainment is putting Time of Death in theaters and on streaming tomorrow; the prison-set psychological horror stars Michael Kelly, Kevin Pollak, Mena Suvari and Dennis Haysbert, with Will Wernick directing.

Apple TV has set Slow Horses season 6 for Sept. 16 and is already developing season 7; Lenny Rush joins the Gary Oldman-led spy drama as the series runs weekly through Oct. 21.