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"You're not crazy! Whatever this is, it's real." FX Networks has unveiled a first look teaser for an intriguing project titled Kindred, a mini-series available for streaming in December. Adapted from the celebrated novel Kindred, by Hugo Award-winner Octavia E. Butler, this is executive produced by Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel for their company Protozoa Pictures. A young aspiring writer discovers secrets about her family's past when she finds herself mysteriously being pulled back & forth through time to a 19th century plantation. An interracial romance threads through Dana's past and present, and the clock is ticking as she struggles to confront secrets she never knew ran through her blood. Starring Mallori Johnson as Dana James, Micah Stock as Kevin Franklin, Ryan Kwanten as Thomas, Gayle Rankin as Margaret, Austin Smith as Luke, David Alexander Kaplan as Rufus, Sophina Brown as Sarah, and Sheria Irving as Olivia. This is similar to that Antebellum film from a few years ago, but even more terrifying and unsettling.

Here's the first look teaser trailer for FX's new series Kindred, direct from FX's YouTube:

Kindred Series First Look

The series centers on Dana James (Mallori Johnson), a young Black woman and aspiring writer who has uprooted her life of familial obligation and relocated to Los Angeles, ready to claim a future that, for once, feels all her own. But, before she can settle into her new home, she finds herself being violently pulled back and forth in time. She emerges on a 19-century plantation, a place remarkably & intimately linked with Dana and her family. An interracial romance threads through Dana's past and present, and the clock is ticking as she struggles to confront secrets she never knew ran through her blood, in this genre-breaking exploration of the ties that bind. Kindred is a series created and showrun by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a consulting producer on "Watchmen" and "Outer Range" previously. With writing by Matthew Shire. Janicza Bravo directed the pilot. Adapted from Octavia E. Butler's celebrated, critically acclaimed novel of the same name. It's executive produced by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, Courtney Lee-Mitchell, and Jules Jackson. FX will debut Kindred streaming on Hulu starting on December 13th, 2022.
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FX has released the first trailer for the upcoming small screen adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s acclaimed 1979 novel Kindred.

The sci-fi drama series follows Dana (Mallori Johnson), a young black aspiring writer who finds herself confronting the secrets of her family’s past when she is mysteriously pulled back and forth through time from present day to a 19th century plantation.

Check out the trailer below…

As Dana, a young Black woman and aspiring writer, begins to settle in her new home, she finds herself being pulled back and forth in time, emerging at a nineteenth-century plantation and confronting secrets she never knew ran through her blood.

Joining Mallori Johnson in the cast of Kindred are Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, and David Alexander Kaplan.
Kindred premieres on Hulu on December 13th.
The first teaser for FX‘s “Kindred,” a series adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s acclaimed novel set to release exclusively on Hulu, has been released.

First published in 1979, “Kindred” focuses on Dana James, a young Black aspiring writer living in Los Angeles with her husband Kevin Franklin. While in the process of moving, Dana abruptly finds herself tossed between the modern day and 1815 Maryland during the Antebellum period of the South. During her journeys to the past, she struggles to survive while trapped at a plantation owned by the wealthy Weylin family and ends up uncovering shocking secrets about her own family history. The book received critical acclaim upon its release, went on to become a bestseller, and has since become a frequent high school and college class selection.

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The TV adaptation of “Kindred” stars Mallori Johnson as Dana and Micah Stock as Kevin, with Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, David Alexander Kaplan, Sophina Brown, and Sheria Irving rounding out the cast. The series was developed for television by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a playwright whose works “Gloria” and “Everybody” were selected as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. In TV, he has worked as a consulting producer on HBO’s “Watchmen” series and Amazon Prime Video’s “Outer Range.”

Jacobs-Jenkins executive produces with “The Americans” creators Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields, Courtney Lee-Mitchell, Jules Jackson, and filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel for Protozoa Pictures. “Zola” director Janicza Bravo executive produced and helmed the pilot. The series is produced by FX Productions.

This is the first screen adaptation of any of Butler’s work. The author, who published her first stories in the ’70s and died in 2006, was one of the most acclaimed science fiction writers of her era and one of the most prominent Black authors working in the genre. Over the course of her career, she won several Hugo Awards and Nebula Awards and made history as the first sci-fi writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. Aside from “Kindred,” she’s also known for the 2005 vampire novel “Fledging” and the “Patternist,” “Lilith’s Brood,” and “Parable” series.

All eight episodes of “Kindred” Season 1 will premiere December 13 on Hulu. Watch the full trailer below.
Octavia E. Butler's 1979 Kindred was a transcendent science-fiction novel, following Dana, a young Black writer who time travels from 1970s Los Angeles to 19th century Maryland. The literary offering was lauded for its exploration of time, history, and ancestry.

Decades after the success of Butler's novel comes an FX-ordered series, created by showrunner and writer Branden Jacobs-Jenkin. Staying close to its original material, Kindred stars Mallori Johnson as Dana, who faces past secrets seeping into the present. The show also stars Micah Stock, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, David Alexander Kaplan, Sophina Brown, and Sheria Irving.

"The thing I’m always fighting to remind people is that this is a literary event," Jacobs-Jenkins told Vanity Fair about Kindred. "It’s an American classic".

The series will consist of eight episodes, with a first trailer having arrived this week. The tone is taut, thrilling, and terrifying — sure to keep viewers glued.

Kindred arrives on Hulu on Dec. 13.
The trailer for Kindred teases a terrifying take on Octavia Bulter's time travel classic. First released in 1979, Butler's novel focuses on Dana James. A hopeful Black writer living in Los Angeles with her husband, Dana finds herself abruptly moving between her modern times and 1815 Maryland during the Antebellum period of the South. The book received widespread praise upon its debut, becoming a best-seller, and has been required reading for many over the course of the past several decades.

The teaser trailer for the Kindred adaptation has now been unveiled. The trailer, which confirms that all the show's eight episodes will debut December 13 via FX On Hulu, leans into the horror elements of the story and shows how it would feel to be ripped away from your life and sent back to a dangerous time with no explanation of why that was happening. You can out the unsettling teaser below.

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What To Expect From The Kindred Adaptation
Kindred on Hulu
Following along the lines of the novel on which it is based, Kindred will see Dana (Mallori Johnson) moving between two very different worlds. She finds herself at a plantation in the 19th century, a place intimately connected to Dana and her family. A romance connects the past and present, with the clock ticking for Dana as she struggles to find the truth behind the secrets that run through her blood. Along with Johnson, who was recently seen in the Apple TV+ documentary drama WeCrashed, the adaptation also stars Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, David Alexander Kaplan, Sophina Brown, and Sheria Irving. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, an award-winning playwright and Pulitzer Prize Finalist will serve as showrunner on the project.

Kindred will mark the first time that any of Butler's work has been adapted. The author, who began publishing in the 1970s and passed away in 2006, was among the most acclaimed sci-fi writers of her era. She'd won several awards, including making history as the first sci-fi writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship. Given her popular body of work, more adaptations will come to follow.

With that kind of legacy, there is understandably a lot of interest in terms of what one of her most memorable stories will look like when it's transformed into a prestigious drama. And although this latest teaser trailer leans into horror, Butler's saga had a lot to say about love, destiny, and the sins of the past. If the Hulu series can effectively tap into all of that, Kindred will be well worth watching.
Science fiction novels are no strangers to the screen, and Kindred is the latest adaptation from FX. The 8-episode first season is a doorway to Octavia E. Butler's seminal work of fiction, updating her story from the 1970s to the 2010s but still reflecting back on the slavery-ridden past that defines a significant portion of United States history. The time-traveling narrative centers on a young Black woman who finds herself ripped from her own time and thrown into an Antebellum plantation where she must pass herself off as a slave. As she travels between the two points without understanding why, she soon learns her the plantation in question is connected to her family.

Mallori Johnson anchors Kindred as the aspiring writer and emerging time traveler Dana James, and she is surrounded by a cast that is equally up to the task. She meets several fascinating characters in her journey through the years, all of whom give her a better understanding of who she is and where she comes from. Sarah (played by Sophina Brown) is the Wylin family's cook, who remains enslaved as she fights to protect her daughter, and Luke is a fellow slave who seeks to help Dana while resisting his cruel master. Sheria Irving, meanwhile, plays new character Olivia—whose story is key to unlocking Dana's family secrets.

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Screen Rant spoke to Brown, Irving and Smith about their multifaceted characters and how they felt about Kindred's adaptation, as well as where they would travel to if they had to choose.

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Screen Rant: Austin, I know that you were already a fan of Octavia Butler's novel, but what really spoke to you about this script and Branden’s interpretation of it?

Austin Smith: The way that he so perfectly sets up the premise of the show, and also the way he made these characters so real; so fully fleshed out for an audience that has not read the book. Also, he honors the source material so well that I think even fans of the book will recognize these people as the characters that they love from the book.

The characters all have such depth, and the way he's playing with so many genres was just so exciting. I just think he's one of our greatest writers. So, all of that was really, really exciting.

Sheria, Olivia is one of the newer aspects of the series. Can you talk about how you find your way into her character and the position that she's in right now?

Sheria Irving: Yeah, it's so cool to be playing a character that's outside of the novel. And Branden Jacobs-Jenkins does such a wonderful job of taking care of this character and giving her space to bloom during this series.

What I will say is that Olivia is Dana's long-lost mother. Spoiler alert! She too is a time traveler, so she was a modern-day woman in the 90s trapped in American slavery in the 1800s. It's been a really interesting journey, finding my way into this character. I read the book and fell in love with the other characters, and I think what I tried to do was make her a fully fleshed-out, real 3D human to honor the legacy of women like her who came before me.

Sophina, I think Sarah is such a fascinating character. She's in closest proximity to the Weylins all the time and in that house with them, but she has to live with them and put up with them, for the sake of not only herself but for her child. Can you talk about her constant struggle?

Sophina Brown: Yes, I think that's one of the most interesting things about taking on the role. It opened up my perspective in terms of the options that enslaved people had; to really realize that just because I chose as Sarah, not to run and not to fight. My choice was still valid, and it still had so much dignity and integrity behind it, because I choose to work the system, so to speak. And I choose to really lean on white proximity, in terms of trying to make a way for my children.

Because you do find out through the novel and through this series that I only have one child left, really. That need becomes ferocious; absolutely ferocious to see her free and liberated. And just as Sheria was sharing about the women who came before her, knowing that I want my child to be better off than I have been is the ultimate goal.

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Austin, as a man, there's a slightly different perspective that Luke is bringing to the story. Of course, he's still enslaved, but what have you learned about the gender dynamics in your time on Kindred?

Austin Smith: It's so interesting. Octavia Butler even says that she centers Black women because that is her experience, so why not write from that? It does feel like an honor just to kind of be amongst all these incredible Black women characters that she has created.

But I think the joy and the privilege of getting to play this part is getting into play somebody who has great respect for the women around him. I think in this time period, what these men were watching these women put up with and deal with just demanded such profound respect. And I think Luke has that. Whether or not he and Sarah see eye to eye on everything, I think they both have a mutual respect for what the other one is trying to do. I think that's why he tries to help Olivia and Dana, and I think he's aware that he does have more privilege than they do as a man. I think, as best he can, he tries to leverage that for them. And ultimately, we see how that works out over the course of the series. But that will be my answer to that.

Obviously, all times are terrible, so we don't want to time travel to anywhere in the past. But from an educational perspective, if there was a place that you could learn more about and see firsthand, what would you want to see?

Sophina Brown: I'll go! Absolutely, I want to go to the 60s to learn more about the Black Arts Movement. If I could travel and just get up in that for a minute; not in it, but fly on the wall. I want to be right there with the Amiri Baraka. I want to be right there with those those men and women who were on the front lines of the Black Arts Movement, and also the Black Power movement.

Austin Smith: I would love to have a sit down with Fred Hampton. He was so brilliant, and at such a young age. I would just want to have a 45-minute conversation with him and then come right back to the present. But he's definitely somebody who I would just love to to just sit down and chop it up with.

Sheria Irving: A movement and time that I would love to go back to, as painful as it was... I am lowkey a freedom fighter, so I could totally be all in the 60s on the front lines of some marches. I could do that. I feel like I'm built for that.

About Kindred
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As Dana, a young Black woman and aspiring writer, begins to settle in her new home, she finds herself being pulled back and forth in time, emerging at a nineteenth-century plantation and confronting secrets she never knew ran through her blood.

Check out our other Kindred interviews here:

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Mallori Johnson & Micah Stock
Kindred

Genre Science fiction
Based on Kindred
by Octavia Butler
Developed by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Starring
Mallori Johnson
Micah Stock
Ryan Kwanten
Gayle Rankin
Austin Smith
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy
David Alexander Kaplan
Composer Twin Shadow
Country of origin United States
Original language English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Executive producers
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Courtney Lee-Mitchell
Darren Aronofsky
Ari Handel
Joe Weisberg
Joel Fields
Ernestine Walker
Merrilee Heifetz
Production companies 4th Film Works
The Js
Protozoa Pictures
FXP
Original release
Network FX on Hulu
Release December 13, 2022
Kindred is an American science fiction television series developed by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and based on the 1979 novel of the same name written by Octavia E. Butler.

The series premiered with eight episodes on December 13, 2022, on FX on Hulu. In January 2023, the series was canceled after one season.

Premise
Dana has just moved to Los Angeles to establish a life close to her only remaining family, her Aunt Denise, when she gets pulled back in time to the 19th century plantation in Maryland.

The modern setting is 2016.[1]

Cast
Mallori Johnson as Dana James
Micah Stock as Kevin Franklin
Ryan Kwanten as Thomas Weylin
Gayle Rankin as Margaret Weylin
David Alexander Kaplan as Rufus Weylin
Austin Smith as Luke
Sophia Brown as Sarah
Sheria Irving as Olivia
Eisa Davis as Denise
Episodes
No. Title Directed by Teleplay by Original release date
1 "Dana" Janicza Bravo Branden Jacobs-Jenkins December 13, 2022
2 "Sabina" Amanda Marsalis Branden Jacobs-Jenkins December 13, 2022
3 "Furniture" Amanda Marsalis Joy Kecken December 13, 2022
4 "The Waiter from Two Nights Ago" Ayoka Chenzira Bobak Esfarjani December 13, 2022
5 "Winnie" Ayoka Chenzira Zenzele Price December 13, 2022
6 "Celeste" Destiny Ekaragha Joy Kecken & Noah J. Rubenstein December 13, 2022
7 "Jane" Destiny Ekaragha Matthew Shire December 13, 2022
8 "Alice" Alonso Alvarez-Barreda Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Noah J. Rubenstein December 13, 2022
Production and release
In March 2021, FX Productions announced that it had obtained the rights to adapt Octavia Butler's 1979 novel Kindred into a television series developed by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.[2] Janicza Bravo directed the pilot episode, and Mallori Johnson was cast in the lead role, in her acting debut.[3] The rest of the main cast was revealed in September 2021, adding Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, and David Alexander Kaplan.[4]

After producing the television pilot, FX ordered the show to a full series in January 2022.[5] Filming took place in June 2022 in Rome, Georgia.[6][7] Twin Shadow provided the score for the series, making his television scoring debut.[8]

Kindred was released on December 13, 2022, on Hulu.[9] On January 30, 2023, the series was canceled after one season.[10]

Reception
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 63% of 27 critic reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Mallori Johnson acquits herself impressively in a difficult role, but the rest of this ambitious adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's seminal novel is less successful in pulling off its tricky tonal balance."[11] On Metacritic, the limited series received a score of 62 based on reviews from 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

Accolades
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2023 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards Best Contemporary Hair Styling in Television and New Media Series Jamie Amadio, Chantell Carrtherol Nominated [13]
2023 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television) Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Nominated [14]
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Nominated
References
Butler, Bethonie (December 15, 2022). "Octavia Butler's 'Kindred' comes to the screen in a bold, if uneven, homage". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
Maas, Jennifer (January 10, 2022). "Kindred TV Adaptation Ordered to Series at FX". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
Petski, Denise (July 15, 2021). "Kindred: Janicza Bravo To Direct, Newcomer Mallori Johnson To Star In FX Pilot Based On Octavia E. Butler Novel". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
Petski, Denise (September 29, 2021). "Kindred: Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten & Austin Smith Among Six Cast In FX Pilot Based On Octavia E. Butler Novel". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022 – via Yahoo! Entertainment.
Porter, Rick (January 10, 2022). "Kindred Adaptation Lands Series Order at FX". The Hollywood Reporter. PMRC.
Morley, Olivia (June 9, 2022). "FX to film 'Kindred' TV series in the Cotton Block of Broad Street". Rome News-Tribune. Times-Journal Inc. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
"Filming begins for Kindred series, cast members seen on Broad Street". Rome News-Tribune. Times-Journal Inc. June 22, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
"Twin Shadow Scoring FX's Kindred". Film Music Reporter. December 6, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
Templeton, Molly (October 11, 2022). "FX's Adaptation of Octavia Butler's Kindred Premieres in December". Tor.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
Goldberg, Lesley (January 30, 2023). "'Kindred' Canceled at FX (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
"Kindred: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
"Kindred: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
Pedersen, Erik (January 11, 2023). "Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Elvis', 'The Whale' & More". Deadline. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
Lewis, Hilary (January 12, 2023). "NAACP Image Awards 2023: 'Wakanda Forever,' 'The Woman King' Among Top Film Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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Kindred

Film poster
Directed by Joe Marcantonio
Written by Joe Marcantonio
Jason McColgan
Produced by Dominic Norris
Jack Lowden
Starring Tamara Lawrance
Jack Lowden
Fiona Shaw
Cinematography Carlos Catalán
Edited by Fiona Desouza
Music by Natalie Holt
Jack Halama
Distributed by Sky Cinema[1]
Release date
21 October 2020 (Montclair Film Festival)
Running time 101 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Box office $8,921[2][3]
Kindred is a 2020 British mystery horror drama film written and directed by Joe Marcantonio and starring Tamara Lawrance, Jack Lowden and Fiona Shaw. The film premiered at the 2021 Montclair Film Festival at a drive-in screening.[4]

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Upon receiving news that her boyfriend Ben has suddenly died in an accident, mother-to-be Charlotte collapses. She wakes in Ben's parents' home, an old manor. Ben's mother Margaret and his stepbrother Thomas are determined to take care of her until the baby arrives. Plagued by hallucinations caused by pregnancy, as well as knowing that her boyfriend isn't coming back, Charlotte accepts their help. But as time passes and her visions intensify, Charlotte starts to suspect that the family's intentions aren't as good as they seem.

Cast
Tamara Lawrance as Charlotte Wilde
Fiona Shaw as Margaret
Jack Lowden as Thomas
Edward Holcroft as Ben
Chloe Pirrie as Jane
Anton Lesser as Dr. Richards
Natalia Kostrzewa as Betty
Kiran Sonia Sawar as Linsey
Nyree Yergainharsian as Dr. Rios
Michael Nardone as George
Toyah Frantzen as A&B doctor
Jason Otesanya as baby Benjamin
Elliot Conroy as baby in the waiting room
Terry Byrne as priest
Adrian Cosby as funeral guest
Release
The film was released in select theatres and on VOD and digital platforms in the United States on 6 November 2020.[5]

Reception
The film has a 69% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's consensus reads, "Kindred's naturalistic approach may frustrate viewers seeking jump scares, but this psychologically driven horror story casts its own grim spell."[6] Kate Erbland of IndieWire graded the film a B.[7]

Owen Gleiberman of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote that "Kindred is a demonstration of how a naturalistic horror film can be derivative, in the most flagrant and shameless way, and still work."[8]

David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review and wrote "Marcantonio shows confidence and maturity in his choices. There are no cheap jump scares or shocks, just a queasy feeling that gets under the skin and remains there in a film notable for its sustained mood."[9]

References
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Gleiberman, Owen (5 November 2020). "'Kindred' Review: A Cross Between 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'Get Out' That Keeps You Watching". Variety.
Rooney, David (26 October 2020). "'Kindred': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
External links
Kindred at IMDb
Categories: 2020 films2020 drama films2020 horror films2020s horror drama films2020s mystery drama filmsBritish mystery drama filmsBritish horror drama filmsFilms scored by Natalie HoltFilms set in country houses2020s English-language films2020s British filmsEnglish-language horror drama filmsEnglish-language mystery drama films
This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures in 2020–2029, founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast.

All films listed are theatrical releases unless specified.

Films with a § signify a simultaneous release to theaters and on Peacock.
Films with a ‡ signify a release exclusively to Peacock.
Films with a * signify a release exclusively to a third party streaming service in North America.

Released
Release date Title Notes
January 17, 2020 Dolittle co-production with Roth/Kirschenbaum Films and Team Downey
January 24, 2020 The Turning distribution in North and Latin America, France, German-speaking Europe, Asia (excluding India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia), Australia, New Zealand and Russia only; co-production with DreamWorks Pictures
February 13, 2020 The Photograph co-production with Will Packer Productions
February 28, 2020 The Invisible Man co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Goalpost Pictures
March 13, 2020 The Hunt co-production with Blumhouse Productions[nb 1]
April 10, 2020 Trolls World Tour distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[nb 2]
June 12, 2020 The King of Staten Island co-production with Apatow Productions[nb 3]
June 18, 2020 You Should Have Left distribution only; produced by Blumhouse Productions[nb 4]
October 2, 2020 Vampires vs. the Bronx * co-production with Broadway Video and Caviar; distributed by Netflix
November 13, 2020 Freaky co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Divide/Conquer
November 25, 2020 The Croods: A New Age distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation
December 4, 2020 All My Life co-production with Broken Road Entertainment
December 25, 2020 News of the World US distribution only; co-production with Playtone, Pretty Pictures and Perfect World Pictures; international distribution by Netflix
March 27, 2021 Nobody co-production with 87North Productions, Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment, Eighty Two Films and Perfect World Pictures
May 14, 2021 Profile international distribution outside the CIS only; produced by Bazelevs Company and Interface Films
June 4, 2021 Spirit Untamed distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation
June 18, 2021 The Sparks Brothers international distribution only; produced by MRC and Complete Fiction[6][7]
June 23, 2021 Good on Paper * co-production with Burn Later Productions and Meridian Content; distributed by Netflix[8]
June 25, 2021 F9 co-production with Original Film, One Race Films, Perfect Storm Entertainment and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films[9][10]
July 2, 2021 The Boss Baby: Family Business § distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[11][12]
The Forever Purge co-production with Blumhouse Productions, Platinum Dunes and Man in a Tree Productions[13]
July 23, 2021 Old co-production with Blinding Edge Pictures[14][15]
August 13, 2021 Respect international distribution outside Italy, Scandinavia, Portugal, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), the Middle East and Israel only; produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Bron Creative, Glickmania and One Community[16]
August 18, 2021 People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan distribution only; produced by Focus Features, BBC Film and Roughcut Films
August 27, 2021 Candyman distribution outside Italy, Scandinavia, Portugal, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), the Middle East and Israel only; co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Monkeypaw Productions and Bron Creative[17]
September 17, 2021 This Is the Night distribution only; produced by Blumhouse Productions and Man in a Tree Productions[18]
September 24, 2021 Dear Evan Hansen co-production with Marc Platt Productions and Perfect World Pictures[19][20][21]
October 1, 2021 The Addams Family 2 international distribution outside Italy, Scandinavia, Portugal, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), the Middle East and Israel only; produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Bron Creative, Cinesite, Nitrogen Studios, and The Jackal Group[22]
October 8, 2021 No Time to Die international distribution only; produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Eon Productions[23]
October 15, 2021 Halloween Kills § co-production with Miramax, Blumhouse Productions, Trancas International Pictures, and Rough House Pictures[24]
November 5, 2021 Finch * co-production with ImageMovers, DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Walden Media and Misher Films; distributed by Apple TV+[N 1]
November 12, 2021 Belfast international distribution only; produced by Focus Features and TKBC[25][26]
November 24, 2021 House of Gucci international distribution outside Italy, Scandinavia, Portugal, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), the Middle East and Israel only; produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Bron Creative and Scott Free Productions[27]
November 26, 2021 Licorice Pizza international distribution outside Italy, Scandinavia, Portugal, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), the Middle East and Israel only; produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Focus Features, Bron Creative and Ghoulardi Film Company[28]
December 22, 2021 Sing 2 co-production with Illumination[29]
January 7, 2022 The 355 US and UK distribution only; co-production with Freckle Films, FilmNation Entertainment and Genre Films[30][31]
January 21, 2022 Redeeming Love US distribution only; co-production with Nthibah Pictures, Pinnacle Peak Pictures and Mission Pictures International[32]
February 11, 2022 Marry Me § co-production with Perfect World Pictures and Nuyorican Productions[33][34]
February 18, 2022 Dog Canadian distribution only; produced by FilmNation Entertainment and Free Association; distributed in the U.S. by United Artists Releasing through the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer label
February 25, 2022 Cyrano international distribution outside Italy, Scandinavia, Portugal, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), the Middle East and Israel only; produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Bron Creative and Working Title Films[35]
April 8, 2022 Ambulance co-production with New Republic Pictures, Bay Films and Endeavor Content[36][37]
April 22, 2022 The Bad Guys distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[38][39]
The Northman international distribution only; produced by Focus Features, Regency Enterprises, Perfect World Pictures and Parts and Labor[40]
May 13, 2022 Firestarter § co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Weed Road Pictures[41][42]
June 3, 2022 Watcher international distribution with Focus Features only; produced by Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Spooky Pictures; IFC Midnight and Shudder handle US distribution[43]
June 10, 2022 Jurassic World Dominion co-production with Amblin Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company and Perfect World Pictures[9][44]
June 17, 2022 Brian and Charles international distribution only; produced by BFI, Film4 Productions and Mr Box Productions
June 24, 2022 The Black Phone co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Crooked Highway[45][46][47]
July 1, 2022 The Forgiven international distribution outside U.K. free television with Focus Features only; produced by House of Un-American Activities, Brookstreet Pictures, Film4 Productions, Assemble Media, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology and LipSync Productions[48]
Minions: The Rise of Gru co-production with Illumination[29][10]
Mr. Malcolm's List international distribution outside Canada and France only; produced by Blinder Films, Rebelle Media, Refinery29, and Untitled Entertainment; Bleecker Street handles the North American distribution[49]
July 22, 2022 Nope co-production with Monkeypaw Productions[50]
August 5, 2022 Easter Sunday distribution in North and Latin America, France, German-speaking Europe, Asia (excluding India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia) and Russia only; co-production with DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Partners and Rideback[51][52]
August 12, 2022 Emily the Criminal international distribution only; produced by Low Spark Films, Fear Knot Productions and Evil Hag Productions[53]
August 19, 2022 Beast co-production with RVK Studios and Will Packer Productions[54][55][56]
August 26, 2022 Three Thousand Years of Longing Canadian distribution only; produced by FilmNation Entertainment and Kennedy Mitchell Miller; distributed in the U.S. by United Artists Releasing through the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer label
September 16, 2022 The Silent Twins international distribution only; produced by Focus Features, Madant, Extreme Emotions, 42, and Kindred Spirit[57]
September 30, 2022 Bros co-production with Apatow Productions and Global Solutions[58][59][60]
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris international distribution only; produced by Focus Features, eOne Features, Superbe Films, Moonriver Content and Hero Squared[61][62]
October 7, 2022 Tár international distribution only; produced by Focus Features, Standard Film Company and EMJAG Productions
October 14, 2022 Halloween Ends § co-production with Miramax, Blumhouse Productions, Trancas International Pictures, and Rough House Pictures[63]
Till international distribution outside Italy, Scandinavia, Portugal, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), the Middle East and Israel only; produced by Orion Pictures, Frederick Zollo Productions and Eon Productions[64][65][66]
October 21, 2022 Ticket to Paradise co-production with Red Om Films, Smokehouse Pictures and Working Title Films[67][68]
October 28, 2022 Armageddon Time international distribution only; produced by Focus Features, RT Features, MadRiver Pictures, Keep Your Head and Spacemaker Productions
November 11, 2022 The Fabelmans distribution in North and Latin America, France, German-speaking Europe, Asia (excluding India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia) and Russia only; co-production with Amblin Entertainment and Reliance Entertainment[69][70]
November 18, 2022 She Said co-production with Annapurna Pictures and Plan B Entertainment[71][72]
December 2, 2022 Violent Night co-production with 87North Productions
December 21, 2022 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[73][39][74]
December 23, 2022 Women Talking international distribution outside Italy, Scandinavia, Portugal, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), the Middle East and Israel only; produced by Orion Pictures, Plan B Entertainment and Hear/Say Productions[66]
January 6, 2023 M3GAN co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster[75][76]
February 3, 2023 Knock at the Cabin co-production with Blinding Edge Pictures and FilmNation Entertainment[77]
February 24, 2023 Cocaine Bear co-production with Brownstone Productions and Lord Miller Productions[78][79]
April 5, 2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie co-production with Illumination and Nintendo[80][81][82]
April 7, 2023 Praise This ‡ co-production with Will Packer Productions; distributed by Peacock[83][84][85][86][87]
April 14, 2023 Renfield co-production with Skybound Entertainment[88]
May 12, 2023 Book Club: The Next Chapter international distribution only; produced by Focus Features, Fifth Season, CJ ENM and Makeready
May 19, 2023 Fast X co-production with Original Film, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, One Race Films and Perfect Storm Entertainment[89][90][91][92]
June 2, 2023 Shooting Stars ‡ co-production with SpringHill Company; distributed by Peacock[86][93]
June 30, 2023 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[94][95][96]
July 21, 2023 Oppenheimer Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Syncopy Inc. and Atlas Entertainment[97]
August 11, 2023 The Last Voyage of the Demeter distribution in North and Latin America, France, German-speaking Europe, Asia (excluding India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia) and Russia only; co-production with Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Storyworks Productions, Studio Babelsberg, Phoenix Pictures and Wise Owl Media[98]
August 18, 2023 Strays co-production with Picturestart, Rabbit Hole Productions and Lord Miller Productions[99][100][101][102]
October 1, 2023 Oracle * co-production with Will Packer Productions; distributed by Max[103][104]
October 6, 2023 The Exorcist: Believer co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Morgan Creek Entertainment[105]
October 27, 2023 Five Nights at Freddy's § co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Striker Entertainment
November 17, 2023 Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain ‡ co-production with Apatow Productions and Mosaic Media Group; distributed by Peacock[106][107][108]
Trolls Band Together distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[109]
November 24, 2023 Genie ‡ co-production with Working Title Films and Linden Productions; distributed by Peacock[110][111]
December 1, 2023 Eileen international distribution with Focus Features only; produced by Fifth Season, Film4 Productions, Likely Story, Lost Winds Entertainment and Omniscient Productions[112]
December 22, 2023 Migration co-production with Illumination[113]
January 5, 2024 Night Swim co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster[114][115]
February 2, 2024 Argylle theatrical distribution only; produced by Apple Studios, Marv Studios and Cloudy Productions[116]
March 8, 2024 Kung Fu Panda 4 distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[117]
April 3, 2024 Monkey Man distribution outside Latin America & Spain only; co-production with Bron Studios, Thunder Road Films, Minor Realm, S'Ya Concept and Monkeypaw Productions[118]
April 12, 2024 Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp * co-production with Universal Animation Studios and Universal 1440 Entertainment; distributed by Netflix[119][120]
April 19, 2024 Abigail co-production with Radio Silence Productions and Project X Entertainment[121][122]
April 26, 2024 The American Society of Magical Negroes international distribution only; produced by Focus Features, Sight Unseen and Juba Lane[123]
May 3, 2024 The Fall Guy co-production with 87North Productions and Entertainment 360[124]
June 21, 2024 The Bikeriders international distribution only; produced by Regency Enterprises and Tri-State Pictures[125][126]
July 3, 2024 Despicable Me 4 co-production with Illumination[127][113]
July 18, 2024 Thelma international distribution only; produced by Bandwagon, Zurich Avenue and Invention Studios
July 19, 2024 Twisters North American and select international theatrical distribution only; co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company and Domain Entertainment[128][129]
August 23, 2024 The Killer ‡ distributed by Peacock; co-production with Atlas Entertainment, Fortune Star Media Limited and A Better Tomorrow Films[86][130]
September 13, 2024 Speak No Evil co-production with Blumhouse Productions[131]
September 20, 2024 The Substance copyright holder only; produced by Working Title Films and Blacksmith; distributed by Mubi[132]
September 27, 2024 The Wild Robot distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[133][134][135]
October 11, 2024 Piece by Piece international distribution only; produced by Focus Features, The Lego Group, i am OTHER and Tremolo Productions[136]
November 22, 2024 Wicked co-production with Marc Platt Productions[137][138]
December 2, 2024 Rumours select international distribution only; produced by Square Peg, Buffalo Gal Pictures and Maze Pictures
December 25, 2024 Nosferatu international distribution only; produced by Focus Features, Studio 8 and Maiden Voyage Pictures[139][140]
January 17, 2025 Wolf Man co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Cloak & Co.[141][142][143]
January 31, 2025 Dog Man distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[144]
Upcoming
Release date Title Notes Production status
February 7, 2025 Love Hurts co-production with 87North Productions[145][146] Completed
February 13, 2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy § co-production with Working Title Films, Miramax and StudioCanal; releasing on Peacock in the U.S.[147][148][149]
March 28, 2025 The Woman in the Yard co-production with Blumhouse Productions[150][151]
April 11, 2025 Drop co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes[151]
May 9, 2025 Golden co-production with i am OTHER and Gil Netter Productions[152][153] Post-production
June 13, 2025 How to Train Your Dragon distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation and Marc Platt Productions[154][155][156]
June 27, 2025 M3GAN 2.0 co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster[157][158][151]
July 2, 2025 Jurassic World Rebirth co-production with Amblin Entertainment and The Kennedy/Marshall Company[159][160]
August 1, 2025 The Bad Guys 2 distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[161]
August 15, 2025 Nobody 2 co-production with 87North Productions, Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment and Eighty Two Films[162]
September 12, 2025 Downton Abbey 3 international distribution only; produced by Focus Features and Carnival Films[163]
September 19, 2025 Him co-production with Monkeypaw Productions[164][165] Completed
September 26, 2025 Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[166] In production
October 3, 2025 Michael international distribution except Japan only; produced by Lionsgate and GK Films[167] Post-production
October 17, 2025 The Black Phone 2 co-production with Blumhouse Productions[168][151]
November 21, 2025 Wicked: For Good co-production with Marc Platt Productions[169][138]
December 5, 2025 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Scott Cawthon Productions[170][171][151] Filming
January 2, 2026 SOULM8TE co-production with Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster[172][173] Post-production
February 13, 2026 Reminders of Him co-production with Heartbones Entertainment[174] Pre-production
March 13, 2026 Untitled The Exorcist reboot co-production with Blumhouse Productions, Morgan Creek Entertainment, Intrepid Pictures and Red Room Pictures[175][176]
April 3, 2026 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 co-production with Nintendo and Illumination[177][178][179][180]
May 15, 2026 The Dish co-production with Amblin Entertainment[181][182]
June 12, 2026 Untitled Daniels film [183]
July 1, 2026 Minions 3 co-production with Illumination[184][185]
July 17, 2026 The Odyssey co-production with Syncopy Inc.[186]
October 23, 2026 Untitled Jordan Peele film co-production with Monkeypaw Productions[187][188][189]
December 23, 2026 Shrek 5 distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[190][191][192][193][185] In production
Undated films
Release window Title Notes Production Status
March 2026 Fast X: Part 2 co-production with Original Film, One Race Films, Seven Bucks Productions and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films[90][91][194][195][196][197][198] Pre-production
2026 LarryBoy distribution only; produced by Big Idea Entertainment and Kingstone Studios[199][200][201]
TBA 24/7 co-production with Feigco Entertainment, Simpson Street, and UnbeliEVAble Entertainment[202][203][204]
Ashley's War co-production with Hello Sunshine and Made Up Stories[205][206]
Distant distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, C2 Motion Picture Group, Range Media Group and Automatik Entertainment[207][needs update] Completed
The Mole People co-production with Skybound Entertainment[208] Pre-production
Naughty co-production with LuckyChap Entertainment[209]
New Kid co-production with SpringHill Company and A Penny for Your Thoughts Entertainment[210]
Untitled James Bond film international distribution only; produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Eon Productions[211][212] TBA
Untitled Snoop Dogg biopic film co-production with Death Row Pictures[213] Pre-production
War of the Worlds co-production with Screenlife[214][needs update] Completed
In development
Title Notes
Batshit co-production with Silk Mass Banner[215]
Big Tree co-production with Amblin Entertainment and Illumination[216]
Creature from the Black Lagoon co-production with Atomic Monster[217]
Just Cause co-production with 87North Productions, Avalanche Studios, Square Enix and Story Kitchen[218]
The Magic School Bus co-production with Marc Platt Productions and Scholastic Entertainment[219][220]
Monster High co-production with Mattel Films and Weed Road Pictures[221]
Naughty co-production with LuckyChap Entertainment[222]
Par for the Course co-production with Point Grey Pictures and Fifth Chance[223]
The Partner co-production with Billy17 and Rideback[224]
Phantom co-production with Get Lifted Film Company[225]
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots co-production with Mattel Films and One Race Films
Ruiner co-production with 87North Productions, Oddball Entertainment, Story Kitchen and Reikon Games[226]
Scar Tissue co-production with Imagine Entertainment[227]
Shinobi co-production with Marc Platt Productions, Story Kitchen and Sega Sammy Group[228]
Shots! Shots! Shots! co-production with Rideback[229]
Sing 3 co-production with Illumination[191]
Stranded Asset co-production with Indivisible Productions[230]
The Cruel Prince co-production with Michael De Luca Productions[231]
The Hider co-production with Team Downey and Safehouse Pictures[232]
The Night of the Hunter co-production with KramMar Delicious Mystery Productions and Pascal Pictures[233]
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story co-production with Lord Miller Productions and Pascal Pictures[234]
The Seasons of Passage co-production with Intrepid Pictures[235]
The Secret Life of Pets 3 co-production with Illumination[236]
Untitled Donkey spin-off distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[190]
Untitled Leah McKendrick monster film co-production with Atomic Monster[237]
Untitled Lucas Brothers comedy film co-production with Lord Miller Productions[238]
Untitled Nicholas Sparks film co-production with Anonymous Content[239]
Untitled live-action/animated Lego film co-production with The Lego Group, Animal Logic, and Rideback[240][241][242][243]
Untitled live-action Lego film directed by Jake Kasdan co-production with The Lego Group[244][245]
Untitled live-action Lego film directed by Patty Jenkins
Untitled live-action Lego film directed by Joe Cornish
Untitled live-action Lego Ninjago film
Untitled The Wild Robot sequel distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[246]
Wishbone co-production with Mattel Films
Kung Fu Panda 5 distribution only; produced by DreamWorks Animation[247]
The Woman in Me co-production with Marc Platt Productions[248]
See also
List of DreamWorks Animation productions
List of Focus Features films
List of Illumination productions
List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films
Notes
Release notes

In mid-March 2020, movie theaters began to close because of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures. One week after the film's release, on March 16, 2020, Universal Pictures announced that the film would be available digitally through premium VOD in the United States and Canada on March 20, before the end of the usual 90-day theatrical run.[1]
The film was originally planned to be released theatrically in the United States on this date. However, on March 16, Universal Pictures announced that the film would be released simultaneously in drive-in theaters, as regular movie theaters closed due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and through premium VOD in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, South Korea, and Italy.[2] This affected the number of projections and the box office performance of the screenings. As the pandemic receded, the film was released back in regular theaters.
Released on premium VOD in United States and Canada on this date, and later released in theaters in select countries with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions beginning June 25, 2020.[3][4] As the pandemic receded, the film was released back in regular theaters.
Released on premium VOD in United States and Canada on this date due to the movie theater closures since mid March because of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.[5]
Studio/production notes

The film was originally scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures, but distribution rights were sold to Apple TV+.
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