
Backrooms Trailer: A24's Sci-Fi Horror Debut
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Nineteen-year-old director Kane Parsons, signed by A24, is turning his viral YouTube series into a sci-fi horror feature, Backrooms. The film, based on his 2022 anthology, follows a therapist searching for a missing patient in a reality-bending dimension. The trailer, featuring eerie shots and tense tone, has fans excited, predicting it to be the horror hit of the year. The star-studded cast includes Renate Reinsve, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Mark Duplass, with producers like Shawn Levy, James Wan, and teams from Twenty-One Laps and Atomic Monster. Backrooms is set to release on May 29, 2026.
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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Backrooms Trailer: A24's Sci-Fi Horror Debut. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
0:00On April 3rd, A-24 just dropped the trailer for Backrooms, Cain Parsons sci-fi horror debut that's got everyone buzzing. This 19-year-old director, who signed with A-24 Young, is turning his viral U-2 Found Footage series into a full feature. The story pulls from his 2022 anthology, where a therapist hunts for a missing patient in some endless reality-bending dimension. Will Sodeck wrote the script, basing it on that creepy online urban legend that kicked off the whole thing. Fans are losing it online, calling the trailer's vibe straight-chilling with its eerie shots and tense tone. They're hyped on Parsons staying true to the U-2 roots, predicting it'll be the horror hit of the year. The cast is stacked too, Renate Reigns-Vay, Chi-Wetel-Eji-Four, Mar-Du-Pless, and more backed by producers like Sean Levy, James Wan, and Teens From. 21 laps in Atomic Monster. With the release set for May 29th, 2026, this one's building serious steam as the next big A-24 scare.
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