You can’t see them, but they see everything in director Ishana Night Shyamalan’s feature debut, The Watchers. And if you missed The Watchers in theaters, you can watch at home as soon as next week.
The Watchers opened in theaters on June 7 and will be available on premium video on demand on Friday, June 28, 2024.
Warner Bros. Discovery also revealed in the press release for the film’s at home streaming release that The Watchers will be released on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on August 27.
The film follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist, who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.
The Watchers stars Dakota Fanning (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Georgina Campbell (Barbarian), Oliver Finnegan (“Creeped Out”), and Olwen Fouere (The Northman).
The mystery-horror film is produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan and Nimitt Mankad. The executive producers are Jo Homewood and Stephen Dembitzer. The Watchers is based on the novel by A.M. Shine.
Joining writer/director Shyamalan behind the camera are director of photography Eli Arenson (“Lamb,” “Hospitality”), production designer Ferdia Murphy (“Lola,” “Finding You”), editor Job ter Burg (“Benedetta,” “Elle”) and costume design by Frank Gallacher (“Sebastian,” “Aftersun”). The music is by Abel Korzeniowski (“Till,” “The Nun”).
I wrote in my review, “It’s too gentle of a grim fairy tale, even one with a PG-13 rating, too lean, and too familiar. Of all the Irish folktales, The Watcher sticks with the most well-trodden.“ In other words, expect more of a gateway horror movie or bedtime story.
You can preorder The Watchers on PVOD now on Prime Video, VUDU (aka Fandango at Home) and AppleTV+. It’s currently listed for preorder on ultra HD for $24.99, look for it to arrive at home next week.
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