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Rita is entranced by the mesmeric Leader and renounces her family to embrace the world of the enigmatic Harmonia commune. Her daughters Ella and Jo put everything on the line to infiltrate the cult and bring their mother home. Yet, once immersed in the commune, they find themselves inexorably drawn into the Leader’s labyrinthine web of psycho-spiritual manipulation.
Jan 2027
Dec 2026
Marilyn Hardesty is an aging horror film actress, and heiress to her ancient husband's biotech fortune through a whirlwind courtship, marriage, and funeral. Terminally ill, she is determined to cheat death and rekindle her career by transferring her mind into the body of a younger woman. With Norman Baetz, her "personal assistant", she recruits Dr. Laurence Fine, a brilliant, twisted neurobiologist, to serve her obsession with immortality. With the promise of Reality TV stardom, they lure three young women to Marilyn's remote estate. Ulterior motives unfold. Early experiments prowl the estate. The young women reach a grim realization: escape is the only means of survival. Can they evade Dr. Fine's cut and paste cybernetics? Will Marilyn achieve eternal life or drown in the fountain of youth?
Sep 2026
Otis endures a bad night out on the town while trying to shop for cleaning supplies.
After losing their livelihood in a village, a Kosovar family is forced to move to the capital in pursuit of a place in a hypercapitalist society.
A returning son carries the weight of the city and the secrets of how he survived it back to a home suffocated by his father's blind loyalty.
The third installment in the franchise. Plot TBA.
Nov 2027
An original story set approximately five years after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
May 2027
After a final harvest forced upon him by the landlord, an old farmer and his loyal carabao embark on a magical road trip to Manila, chasing the ghost of a niece the years stole from him.
When Santa goes missing Christmas Eve, his wife Margie Claus has to assemble a rag-tag team of long-retired reindeer to rescue Santa and save Christmas
The story of two brothers who are struggling financially when they suddenly receive an inheritance.
Jake is an injured Navy SEAL who becomes a mentor for his shy, struggling nephew Marc. Using the principles of his military training, Jake teaches Marc how to be a Warrior Kid as he enters high school.
Nov 2026
A small-town rookie detective takes on a case involving inconceivable darkness.
Mar 2027
Years after outsmarting the police, Vijay Salgaonkar's past resurfaces when a new evidence threatens to expose his secret. As the investigation reopens, he must outwit the system once again to save his family.
Oct 2026
A grieving detective finds himself increasingly ensnared while investigating a case involving a sinister navigation app causing physical and psychological debris.
Follows the disappearance of Biru Laut and the subsequent search for him and other student activists by his family, particularly his younger sister Asmara Jati, revealing a dark period of Indonesian history marked by violence and the struggle for democracy.
Architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design a client’s summer home. Struggling with the loss of his family, he moves into a historic home where he meets Wren, a mysterious young woman who challenges Tate’s perception of the world.
Feb 2027
Lee is a superstar police detective in Taipei. After losing his team during a crime investigation, he is haunted by guilt and transferred to a rural police station. Traumatized by the incident, Lee develops amnesia—but is determined to keep it a secret. Soon, he is assigned a new case: the kidnapping of the son of an influential Japanese businessman. As his memory continues to fade, Lee can only rely on his instincts—which, against all odds, lead him to the criminals.
As advanced dementia erodes an older woman’s ability to communicate her inner life, her husband and daughter struggle to act in her best interests, navigating love and the fragile boundaries between care, protection and autonomy.
Rosa, a contemporary music composer, agrees to give her first television interview at her colleague Tere’s apartment to keep it secret from her husband. What begins as a simple professional conversation turns into an absurd and comic portrait of rivalries and affections among three women—Rosa, Tere, and Tere’s daughter Luisa—interrupted by power outages, a constantly barking dog, and the visit of a famous composer. As the interview unravels, family and artistic tensions surface, revealing, with humor, both the fragility of prestige and the strength of complicity.