Lionsgate has released the trailer for the upcoming horror film ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1,’ set to release on May 17. The third film in ‘The Strangers’ franchise stars Madelaine Petsch as a woman moving to the Pacific Northwest with her fiancé. Their plans go askew when they stay at an AirBnB in Oregon and are subject to the torment of three masked strangers that show up at their door.
Directed by Renny Harlin, ‘Chapter One’ is the first film in a new trilogy. The original ‘Strangers’ starred Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman as the targets of masked killers who break into their home. The second film, ‘The Strangers: Prey at Night,’ released in 2018 and was directed by Johannes Roberts.
Bryan Bertino, the original film’s writer, co-wrote ‘Prey at Night’ script with Ben Ketai and is credited with the story for ‘Chapter 1.’ The screenplay for the latest film was penned by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland.
Starring Rachel Shenton, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath, Richard Brake, and Ella Bruccoleri, the film promises to bring back the terrifying suspense that fans of the franchise have come to expect. Watch the trailer below.
