A24 has released the official trailer for Backrooms, a new horror film directed by Kane Parsons and based on his online series of the same name. The film will arrive in theaters nationwide on May 29, 2026.
Backrooms centers on a mysterious discovery inside a furniture showroom, where a strange doorway appears in the basement. What lies beyond that entrance begins to unravel a larger mystery tied to the unsettling space known as the Backrooms.
The film stars Academy Award nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve alongside Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell. The screenplay is written by Will Soodik and is based on Parsons’ original series.
The project brings together a large producing team that includes James Wan, Michael Clear, Roberto Patino, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Dan Levine, Osgood Perkins, Chris Ferguson, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and Kori Adelson.
Backrooms opens nationwide in theaters on May 29, 2026.
