AMBER ALERT Trailer (2024) Hayden Panettiere, Tyler James Williams

AMBER ALERT Trailer (2024) Hayden Panettiere, Tyler James Williams

AMBER ALERT Trailer (2024) Hayden Panettiere, Tyler James Williams, Thriller Movie
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Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams team up in the trailer for new thriller Amber Alert, written and directed by Kerry Bellessa and produced by Summer Bellessa. The film follows the duo as they race against time to rescue a kidnapped child.

In the new trailer for the film, an operator providing a description of 7-year-old Charlotte Bryce, who was abducted while her mother was distracted on the phone. The teaser then cuts to Jaq (Panettiere) talking to her rideshare driver Shane (Williams) when they get the Amber Alert notification. An official synopsis reads: “Quickly realizing they are behind a car that matches the description of the kidnapper’s, Jaq and Shane desperately race against time to save the child’s life.”

Panettiere, 34, and Williams, 31, also executive produce the film, alongside David Gendron and Ali Jazayeri. Kerry Bellessa directs.

‘Amber Alert’ premieres on Sept. 27; check out the trailer
Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams are pulled into a dangerous plot in Amber Alert.

PEOPLE is exclusively debuting the first trailer for the thriller, directed by Kerry Bellessa and also starring Saidah Arrika Ekulona and Kevin Dunn.

"An ordinary ride-share becomes a high-stakes game of cat and mouse when Jaq (Panettiere) and Shane (Williams) receive an alert of a child abduction on their phones," a synopsis teases.

"Quickly realizing they are behind a car that matches the description of the kidnapper’s, Jaq and Shane desperately race against time to save the child’s life."

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Hayden Panetteire as Jaq and Tyler James Williams as Shane
Hayden Panetteire and Tyler James Williams in "Amber Alert". courtesy of Lionsgate
Panettiere, 34, says she's "excited for people to see this film because it’s an edge-of-your-seat, suspenseful thriller that keeps you guessing at every turn."

"I can definitely say that I’ll never look at an Amber Alert the same way again after filming this movie," she adds.

Williams, 31, says the movie "will keep audiences on the edge of their seats." The Abbott Elementary star adds, "The stakes couldn’t be higher."

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Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams Search for a Kidnapped Girl in Amber Alert
Tyler James Williams and Hayden Panettiere on the posters for Amber Alert (2024). Courtesy of Lionsgate
Director Bellessa tells PEOPLE of Panettiere, "We’ve never seen Hayden in this type of role before."

"She brings such strength, innocence and depth to this thriller," he adds. "They are going to get to see her in a new way, and it’s a lot of fun."

The director praises the Nashville alum for how she "comes into projects with a warmth and openness, wanting to connect and leave everything out on the table."

But fans of the actress "should know her character isn’t all that she seems," Bellessa adds: "There’s a specific scene where both Hayden and Tyler share about their background, and it’s beautiful and heartbreaking."

Amber Alert is in theaters and on demand Sept. 27.
Get ready for a thrilling ride in Amber Alert starring Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams.
Panettiere and Williams bring their experience and talent to this high-stakes film about a missing child.
Amber Alert hits theaters and Digital platforms on September 27.
At one point or another, we’ve surely all wanted to pull the “citizen’s arrest” card. Just us? Well, that dream will become a reality in the upcoming Lionsgate film, Amber Alert, when two regular people are put in the unbelievable position of stepping in to save a life. In the film’s debut trailer, viewers will watch as Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary) have the opportunity to make the world a better place and put a bad guy behind bars. Directed and penned by Kerry Bellessa (Immanence), audiences can expect to catch this high-stakes thrill ride in cinemas and on digital on September 27.

It’s a quiet day in suburbia when the unthinkable happens in the debut trailer for Amber Alert. A little girl is abducted right in front of her home, with the police immediately calling for an Amber Alert to go out. Meanwhile, Shane (Williams), a ride-share driver, is making small talk with his latest passenger, Jaqueline (Panettiere). The pair are ironically talking about Shane’s son when their phones go off, alerting them to the kidnapping. After spotting the abductor’s car at an intersection, the pair realize that the police won’t be able to respond in time and put themselves in the line of duty on what becomes an action-packed thrill ride to bring the missing child home safely.

Where You’ve Seen ‘Amber Alert’s Leading Players Before
In the industry before she hit double digits, Panettiere got her start in the mid-90s with a lead role in the soap opera, One Life to Live. In the early 2000s, she went on to hold a recurring role in Ally McBeal and was featured in iconic movies of the decade like Remember the Titans, Raising Helen, and Ice Princess, before joining the greatest franchise of all-time in Wes Craven’s Scream 4 as Kirby Reed — a role that she recently reprised in 2023’s Scream VI. Making waves in television most will recognize the star from her long-running performances in NBC’s Heroes and ABC’s Nashville.

Like his Amber Alert co-star, Williams also got his start in Hollywood when he was just a kid, guest starring on Saturday Night Live and Sesame Street before landing his breakthrough role as a young Chris Rock in Everybody Hates Chris. The actor’s credits in feature-length productions include The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Detroit, and Dear White People, although these days he’s most recognized for his role as Gregory Eddie in the award-winning series, Abbott Elementary.

You can check out the debut trailer for Amber Alert above and the poster below. You can catch Abbott Elementary and Nashville on Hulu for more of Williams and Panettiere.

Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams in Amber AlertImage via Lionsgate
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Abbott Elementary
TV-PG
Comedy
A workplace comedy centered around a group of dedicated teachers - and an oblivious principal - in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life.

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December 7, 2021
Cast
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Main Genre
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Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams play civilians trying to save an abducted child in Amber Alert.

A trailer for the film, released by Lionsgate Thursday, opens with an operator providing a description of seven-year-old Charlotte Bryce, who was abducted while her mother was distracted on the phone.

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The teaser then cuts to Jaq (Panettiere) talking to her rideshare driver Shane (Williams) when they get the Amber Alert notification.

"Quickly realizing they are behind a car that matches the description of the kidnapper's, Jaq and Shane desperately race against time to save the child's life," an official synopsis reads.

Panettiere, 34, and Williams, 31, also executive produce the film, alongside David Gendron and Ali Jazayeri. Kerry Bellessa directs.

In 2023, Panettiere, who starred in Heroes and Nashville, shared how she faced and overcame addiction and mental health struggles that caused her to take a break from Hollywood.

Williams also stars in Abbott Elementary.

The new film premieres on Sept. 27.
Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams team up in the trailer for new thriller Amber Alert, written and directed by Kerry Bellessa and produced by Summer Bellessa. The film follows the duo as they race against time to rescue a kidnapped child.

In the new trailer for the film, an operator providing a description of 7-year-old Charlotte Bryce, who was abducted while her mother was distracted on the phone. The teaser then cuts to Jaq (Panettiere) talking to her rideshare driver Shane (Williams) when they get the Amber Alert notification. An official synopsis reads: “Quickly realizing they are behind a car that matches the description of the kidnapper’s, Jaq and Shane desperately race against time to save the child’s life.”

Panettiere, 34, and Williams, 31, also executive produce the film, alongside David Gendron and Ali Jazayeri. Kerry Bellessa directs.

‘Amber Alert’ premieres on Sept. 27; check out the trailer
Scream VI actor Hayden Panettiere and The Walking Dead’s Tyler James Williams find themselves embroiled in an intense cat-and-mouse game in the upcoming Lionsgate thriller Amber Alert, and a new trailer teases intense thrills ahead.

Amber Alert releases in theaters and on Digital on September 27, 2024.

In the film, “An ordinary rideshare becomes a high-stakes game of cat and mouse when Jaq (Hayden Panettiere) and Shane (Tyler James Williams) receive an alert of a child abduction on their phones. Quickly realizing they are behind a car that matches the description of the kidnappers, Jaq and Shane desperately race against time to save the child’s life.”

Watch the new trailer, along with the poster, below to see Panettiere and Williams get embroiled in a road chase.

Kerry Bellessa (Immanence) directed the film, which was written by Kerry Bellessa and Joshua Oram. Producers are Joseph Restaino and Tony Stopperan through their Hungry Bull Productions banner, Summer Bellessa and Kerry Bellessa through Bluefields Entertainment and Leal Naim. Panettiere and Williams also executive produce the film.

Panettiere returned to the screen after reprising her fan-favorite character, Kirby Reed, in Scream IV. The character first stole hearts in 2011’s Scream 4. The actor also appeared in the horror game Until Dawn, with a remaster currently on the way this Fall. Williams stars in the acclaimed comedy Abbott Elementary, but horror fans will recognize the actor for his turn as Noah in The Walking Dead and a particularly gruesome Season 5 demise.

Look for Amber Alert next month, right as peak Halloween season arrives.