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American Primeval is one of the most popular Netflix shows of 2025 so far! After fans tuned in for the first season of the series, everyone is looking for another Western series to watch. If that describes you and your search, we have you covered!

The new series from writer Mark L. Smith and director Peter Berg follows a mother and her son, Sara and Devin, played by Betty Gilpin and Preston Mota, on a journey West in 1857. After getting caught up in an attack, Sara and Devin find themselves in the middle of a conflict between the US Army, Brigham Young and the Mormon people, and the Indigenous people. With the help of Isaac Reed (Taylor Kitsch), Sara tries to stay a step ahead of those who wish her harm.

There's already some chatter about a possible prequel series, so while we wait for more information, you should check out...

Beach vacations sound like nothing but fun in the sun unless one has seen Jeffery A. Browns directorial debut, The Beach House. What starts as an uncomfortable, accidental couples weekend in a nearly abandoned seaside town ends in a cosmic horror nightmare that would impress H.P. Lovecraft himself. Liana Liberato stars as Emily, a college senior giving her relationship with Randall (Noah Le Gros) one last chance. Their romantic getaway crashes the older couple, Mitch (Jake Weber) and Janes (Maryann Nagel), own stay at the same house. As the couples shakily occupy the space, an oceanic microorganism rapidly works through every living organism it comes in contact with.

If you are a fan of modern Western then there is no platform better for you than Paramount+, as the Paramount Global streaming service has one of the most successful Western series franchises of recent times with several spin-offs and a lot more coming soon on the platform. We are talking about Yellowstone, and to be truthful this list is mostly comprised of shows related to the neo-Western series. So, if you love everything from cowboy hats to guns going off in Westerns here are the best Western shows on Paramount+ you should check out right now.

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Lawmen: Bass Reeves is a Western drama miniseries created by Chad Feehan. Based on the life of Bass Reeves, who was the first African American U.S. Marshal in west of the Mississippi River. Lawmen: Bass Reeves stars David Oyelowo in the lead role with Lauren E. Banks,...

Quick Links What Is The Old Way About? The Old Way Does a Great Job of Showcasing the New Ways Colton and Brooke Are Neurodivergent

Billed as Nicolas Cage's first traditional western, The Old Way, which is now available to stream on Hulu, got a bad rap when it premiered in 2023. Currently sitting at 32% on Rotten Tomatoes, the critics called it "bland," "uncompelling," "perfunctory," and "a half-baked mistake." But there's a lot to love about this Western, and the 70% of fans who gave it a thumbs-up on Rotten Tomatoes have the right idea.

Though this is a simple western with few surprises, The Old Way has its merits. For example, the relationship between Cage's Colton Briggs and his daughter Brooke is interesting and well-acted, especially on the part of the actress who plays Brooke, Ryan Kiera Armstrong. Plus, the examination of neurodivergence is unexpected in a movie that takes...

Remember when 1883 Season 1 launched on Paramount Network out of Yellowstone?

At the time, a handful of episodes aired before viewers had to stream the rest of the episodes on Paramount+.

It caused a lot of commotion amongst fans who did not have the streaming service.

Thankfully, those fans are getting their wish and will be able to watch all episodes of 1883 this summer on Paramount Network.

1883, the Yellowstone Origin story, will air weekly on Paramount Network beginning Sunday, June 18 at 8 Pm Et/Pt.

The good TV news doesn't stop there, either.

The special broadcast will include extended featurettes at the end of each episode, meaning 1883 fanatics can get an inside look at how the episodes were made, among other things.

1883 follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America.

It is a stark retelling of Western expansion,...

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Noah Le Gros, Kerry Knuppe, Shiloh Fernandez, Nick Searcy, Abraham Benrubi, Clint Howard | Written by Carl W. Lucas | Directed by Brett Donowho

Incredible as it may seem, this is Nicolas Cage’s first western, although he clearly enjoyed shooting it, because he’s already done another one (Butcher’s Crossing). Essentially a knock-off version of True Grit, The Old Way isn’t especially overwhelming in terms of plot and direction, but it’s eminently watchable all the same, thanks to strong onscreen chemistry between Cage and young co-star Ryan Kiera Armstrong.

The film begins with a prologue sequence, in which grizzled gun-for-hire Colton Briggs shoots and kills almost everyone during an attempted hanging, including the man he was supposed to be rescuing in the first place. Twenty years later, Briggs (now sadly sans moustache) has hung up his guns in favour of raising his young...

Academy Award winner and charismatic method actor Nicolas Cage has had a longstanding history of taking on dynamic roles. From dramas and horror films to action thrillers and superhero movies, Cage has shown that his talents extend far and wide across genres. Surprisingly, the decorated actor has never taken on a western until his role in The Old Way. Directed by Brett Donowho from a screenplay by Carl W. Lucas, Cage plays a vengeful gunslinger drawn out of retirement to track down his wife’s killers. Donowho’s western tale follows a typical formula, but there are plenty of laughs and smiles to be had throughout this familiar story.

Nic Cage stars as Colton Briggs, the infamous and cold-blooded gunfighter with a track record of being smarter than his enemies and getting the job done by any means necessary. That all comes to a halt when he meets Ruth (Kerry Knuppe...

Nicolas Cage's acting career spans 41 years and over 100 movies. That's more than enough time to make just about every type of film, and Cage has been plenty adventurous in his choices. He's done dramas, comedy, action, horror, suspense, war flicks, and several unquantifiable brain scramblers. He's played Ghost Rider. He's played the screenwriter of the film in which he's starring (and the screenwriter's fictional brother). He's played himself.

But somehow, after all this time, Cage hadn't appeared in a Western until recently -– and the itch must've hit him something fierce, because he's now made two of them! One is "Butcher's Crossing," an environmentally conscious tragedy lamenting the ruin of America's westward expansion. The other, which opens in theaters today, is "The Old Way," and it is precisely the kind of Western its title indicates. Cage stars as Colton Briggs, a reformed gunman whose peaceful domestic existence is shattered...

The Western genre is welcoming another iconic performer to its midst with Nicolas Cage in The Old West. The film stars the Oscar winner as Colton Briggs, a former ruthless gunfighter who finds his peaceful life interrupted when his wife is killed by someone from his past, putting him and their daughter on a path for revenge.

Alongside Cage, the cast for The Old West includes Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Le Gros, Nick Searcy, Abraham Benrubi, Clint Howard, Kerry Knuppe, and Adam Lazarre-White. Helmed by Brett Donowho, the film acts as both a love letter to the Western genre and a brilliant deconstruction, delivering a modern take on the classic tale of revenge.

Related: 10 Best Modern Westerns, According To Ranker

Ahead of the film's release, Screen Rant spoke exclusively with director Brett Donowho to discuss The Old Way, his personal history with the Western genre, bringing Cage into one of his first Westerns,...

Nicolas Cage scholars might quibble with the promotional claim that Brett Donowho’s “The Old Way” is the actor’s “first traditional Western” — a choice of words that’s careful not to step on the spurs of neo-genre fare like “Butcher’s Crossing” and “Prisoners of the Ghostland” — but

The first part of the problem is that Donowho’s competent but uncompelling oater doesn’t have enough fresh meat on its bones to fill out its Western cosplay. While Morgan Smith’s jaunty score does its best to summon memories of “My Darling Clementine,” and Carl W. Lucas’ threadbare script channels the same one-way modernity that “Shane” once rode towards an uncertain sunset, “The Old Way” clearly lacks the ambition to shoot for any identity of its own.

Even worse is that it gestures towards one anyway, as this low-budget genre exercise allows its characters just enough ammunition for us to...

Nicolas Cage is a gunslinger with a fatherly side in a new clip from the Western movie The Old Way. Cage has tackled just about every genre over the course of his long career, including action, comedies, thrillers, horror and even superhero movies. But amazingly, the one movie type Cage never got around to over the decades was the Western. That’s all changing now though, as the actor is finally set to star in his first cowboy film, a revenge story called The Old Way.

Cage’s legions of devoted fans were in fact treated to the first trailer for The Old Way back in November. Now Collider has unveiled a new clip from the movie, in which gunslinger Cage is assisted by his daughter (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) in disarming some very rough-looking bad guys. Check out the tension-filled new snippet from the Saban Films release in the space...

The Old Way Trailer — Brett Donowho‘s The Old Way (2023) movie trailer has been released by Saban Films. The Old Way trailer stars Nicolas Cage, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Noah Le Gros, Clint Howard, Kerry Knuppe, Nick Searcy, and Shiloh Fernandez. Crew Carl W. Lucas wrote the screenplay for The Old Way. “Produced by Brett Donowho, [...]

Continue reading: The Old Way (2023) Movie Trailer: Nicolas Cage is a Cold-blooded Gunslinger turned Respectable Family Man...

Fourteen months ago, it was announced that the great Nicolas Cage would be making his Western debut with an action-packed film called The Old Way. A trailer for The Old Way has now arrived online, along with the information that the film will be receiving a theatrical release on January 6th, with a premium VOD and premium digital release to follow on January 13th. To help you decide whether or not The Old Way is going to be one of the first movies you watch in 2023, we have the trailer embedded above.

Directed by Brett Donowho (Acts of Violence) from a screenplay by Carl W. Lucas (The Wave), The Old Way has the following synopsis:

Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage stars in his first-ever Western as Colton Briggs, a cold-blooded gunslinger turned respectable family man. When an outlaw and his gang put Colton and his family in peril, Colton is...

Ryan Kiera Armstrong and Nic Cage Screenshot: YouTube It’s kind of wild, in hindsight, that Nicolas Cage has never done a Western before. Doesn’t it just seem like something he’d have drifted to at some point over the years, either while prestige-ing it up, or in one...

"Tell me the names of the men who did this." Saban Films + Lionsgate have revealed the official trailer for The Old Way, a western action thriller from a filmmaker named Brett Donowho (that can't be his real last name?). The marketing describes this as Nicolas Cage's first ever Western, which might just be true? Why not. An old gunslinger and his daughter must face the consequences of his past, when the son of a man he murdered years ago arrives to take his revenge. Another typical Western story involving a man with a past who must fight off those who came after him when they find him. Sounds like so many other films. Starring Nicolas Cage and Ryan Kiera Armstrong, with Noah Le Gros, Clint Howard, Kerry Knuppe, plus Nick Searcy & Shiloh Fernandez. This doesn't look so bad, doesn't look so good either. At least Cage has a glorious mustache!

After some confusion surrounding the future of the 1883 television series, we finally have some clarification. There will be a second season and it will revolve around real-life lawman Bass Reeves with David Oyelowo in the lead role.

Streaming on the Paramount+ subscription service, the 1883 TV show debuted in December and the first season follows a previous generation of Yellowstone's Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plain, to establish what would eventually become the Yellowstone Ranch. Season one stars Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Isabel May, Lamonica Garrett, Audie Rick, Marc Rissmann, Eric Nelsen, and James Landry Hebert with Dawn Olivieri, Emma Malouff, Alex Fine, Gratiela Brancusi, Anna Fiamora, Amanda Jaros, Nichole Galicia, Stephanie Nur, Noah Le Gros, and Martin Sensmeier in recurring roles. Guest stars include Billy Bob Thornton, Graham Greene,...

This 1883 review contains spoilers.

1883 Episode 10

Near the conclusion of this 1883 season 1 finale, the great Graham Greene’s newly-introduced character, Spotted Eagle, tells Tim McGraw’s hero of the story, James Dutton, that James looks “like a man who plans”.

There’s a reason 1883’s creator, Taylor Sheridan often writes about these steadfast characters born of an era where a man’s love of his family and his land was everything. There’s a reason why Sheridan always has the Dutton family typically one step ahead of their rivals. It’s because good writers write what they know. Good writers… write about themselves.

It is crystal clear that Sheridan has always had a plan for 1883, and it has been evident from the very first episode. Fans who will go back to the premiere now that the season is complete will pick up on hints and foreshadowing Sheridan left that are...

How difficult will the Dutton family's journey become in the first season of the 1883 TV show on Paramount+? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like 1883 is cancelled or renewed for season two. Paramount+ and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the first season episodes of 1883 here.  *Status update below.

A Paramount+ Western series, the 1883 TV show is a prequel to Yellowstone. It stars Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Isabel May, Lamonica Garrett, Audie Rick, Marc Rissmann, Eric Nelsen, and James Landry Hebert with Dawn Olivieri, Emma Malouff, Alex Fine, Gratiela Brancusi, Anna Fiamora, Amanda Jaros, Nichole Galicia, Stephanie Nur, Noah Le Gros, and Martin Sensmeier in...

This 1883 review contains spoilers.

1883 Episode 9

Taylor Sheridan clearly came in with a plan of attack for the debut season of his prequel, 1883. The pacing throughout this batch of episodes has been a carefully crafted ride, swooping up hills, dipping into valleys, coupled with a great balance of character development, shootouts, and old-West chaos to keep any audience member entertained. A major component of that ride has been the season-long mystery of what will become of Dutton-daughter Elsa (Isabel May).

In the season premiere, audiences were witnesses to the show’s golden-haired heart shot through the belly with a Lacota arrow in a horrific attack on her group of pioneers. That scene, literally a fiery introduction to the motifs of the show, conveyed the death and danger that would become characters of their own throughout the 9 episodes so far, but it left many questions. How did this happen? When does this scene fit into the timeline?...

The Dutton family's journey is continuing. Paramount+ has ordered additional episodes of the 1883 drama which launched on December 19th. The streaming service didn't call the order a second season or a renewal but, as THR notes, "adding another batch of episodes to an existing season is sometimes a contractual sleight of hand used in order to continue a series without invoking the salary bumps triggered by an additional season order."

A Western series, the 1883 TV show is a prequel to Yellowstone. It stars Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Isabel May, Lamonica Garrett, Audie Rick, Marc Rissmann, Eric Nelsen, and James Landry Hebert with Dawn Olivieri, Emma Malouff, Alex Fine, Gratiela Brancusi, Anna Fiamora, Amanda Jaros, Nichole Galicia, Stephanie Nur, Noah Le Gros, and Martin Sensmeier in recurring roles. Guest stars include Billy Bob Thornton, Graham...

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What's This TV Show About?

Streaming on the Paramount+ subscription service, the 1883 TV show is a prequel to Yellowstone. It stars Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Isabel May, Lamonica Garrett, Audie Rick, Marc Rissmann, Eric Nelsen, and James Landry Hebert with Dawn Olivieri, Emma Malouff, Alex Fine, Gratiela Brancusi, Anna Fiamora, Amanda Jaros, Nichole Galicia, Stephanie Nur, Noah Le Gros, and Martin Sensmeier in recurring roles. Guest stars include Billy...

Network: Paramount+

Episodes: Ongoing (hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: December 19, 2021 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Isabel May, Lamonica Garrett, Audie Rick, Marc Rissmann, Eric Nelsen, and James Landry Hebert with Dawn Olivieri, Emma Malouff, Alex Fine, Gratiela Brancusi, Anna Fiamora, Amanda Jaros, Nichole Galicia, Stephanie Nur, Noah Le Gros, and Martin Sensmeier in recurring roles.

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A Western series, the 1883 TV show is a prequel to Yellowstone and was created by one of that show's creators, Taylor Sheridan.

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The “Yellowstone” prequel series “1883” at Paramount Plus has added Graham Greene to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively.

The prequel series follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains. Greene will play Spotted Eagle, a Crow elder who spots the wagon train and tells James Dutton about the place, Paradise Valley, where he should settle with his family.

Greene earned an Academy Award nomination for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in “Dances with Wolves.” He is also known for starring in films like “The Green Mile,” “Maverick,” and “Wind River,” the last of which was written and directed by “1883” creator and “Yellowstone” co-creator Taylor Sheridan. His TV credits include “Northern Exposure,” “The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon,” “Longmire,” and “Goliath.”

He is repped by Greene & Associates Talent Agency.

The main cast of “1883” includes Tim McGraw, Faith Hill,...

Paramount Plus has unveiled an official trailer for the “Yellowstone” prequel series “1883.”

“1883” follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America, offering audiences a stark retelling of western expansion and a study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land, Montana.

The trailer opens with a shootout in a field, and as it comes to a close, John Dutton (Tim McGraw) says to two nearby men, “So y’all just sit and watch? Thanks for the help.” The trailer continues as you follow Dutton and his family attempting to travel west until they find “country’s worth the journey.” Clips are shown of the journey beginning to intensify, as Shea Brennan (Sam Elliott) attempts to control the traveling group, saying in one clip, “You can police yourselves or I can do it,...

Delving into the origins of the Dutton family in 1883 will be a fun experience.

Months after the preliminary cast of the Yellowstone spinoff was revealed, Paramount+ is revealing all the goodies ahead of launch.

Below, we've rounded up all the new faces and who they'll be playing when the series launches on December 19.

- Audie Rick will play young John Dutton Sr.

- Marc Rissmann will play Josef, a European immigrant who is married to Risa, who travels with an employed crew to guide his group across the frontier.

- Eric Nelsen will play Ennis, a young, handsome cowboy who agrees to help escort a group of inexperienced men, women and children north to find a home.

- James Landry Hébert will play Wade, a young cowboy who finds himself as part of a crew for a caravan of hopeful travelers making their way north for a better life.

- Dawn Olivieri will play Claire,...

Exclusive: Taylor Sheridan’s anticipated Yellowstone prequel 1883 has announced the full cast ahead of the December 19 premiere on Paramount+. Audie Rick (Kenobi: A Star Wars Story), Marc Rissmann (Game of Thrones), Eric Nelsen and James Landry Hébert (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood) are set as series regulars alongside previously announced Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Billy Bob Thornton, Isabel May and Lamonica Garrett. Additional cast includes Dawn Olivieri (Bright), Emma Malouff (American Crime Story), Alex Fine, Gratiela Brancusi, Anna Fiamora (A Shining Moment), Nichole Galicia (Django Unchained), Stephanie Nur (Four Women and a Funeral), Amanda Jaros (Women of the Movement), Noah Le Gros (A Score to Settle) and Martin Sensmeier (Yellowstone).

Created by Sheridan, 1883 follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It is a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study...

Exclusive: Firestarter reboot lead Ryan Kiera Armstrong and Evil Dead alum Shiloh Fernandez are among cast to have joined Nicolas Cage in action-western The Old Way, which we revealed last week.

In The Old Way, Cage stars as Colton Briggs, a former gunslinger who now runs a general store and lives quietly with his family. When a gang of outlaws murders his wife in cold blood, Briggs returns home to find his world burning. He unearths his sidearm and saddles up with an unlikely partner: his twelve-year-old daughter. The project marks Cage’s first ‘traditional’ western.

Armstrong, who plays Briggs’ daughter Brooke, recently starred in American Horror Story: Double Feature on FX and will soon be seen in Blumhouse’s Firestarter, where she will reprise the role of Charlie, made famous by Drew Barrymore in the original 1984 adaptation of Stephen King’s classic novel. This summer, the child star appeared...

Sometimes the most terrifying circumstances in fictional stories can be those situations that are rooted in reality. That’s certainly the case for the new horror film, ‘The Beach House.’ The sci-fi drama, which was conceived and shot before the outbreak of Covid-19 earlier this year, powerfully brings together a timely, atmospheric and iconic mix of […]

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When I think of my favorite casts in a movie, Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead invariably comes to mind, as I love watching the interactions between Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly, Mekhi Phifer, and Jake Weber as much as I enjoy the fast zombie action (I'm firmly in the camp that enjoys both George A. Romero's lumbering flesh eaters and Snyder's frenetic living dead sprinters). I was especially thrilled, then, to speak with Weber about his enigmatic role in the new mind-bending sci-fi horror film The Beach House, which follows two very different couples in the midst of an otherworldly ecological transformation on the secluded seashore.

During our in-depth chat, Weber talked about what drew him to the character of Mitch in The Beach House, and he also discussed the movie's quiet sense of dread, working with first-time feature director Jeffrey A. Brown, collaborating...

What begins as an idyllic escape from reality is quickly transforming and morphing into a living nightmare for the four protagonists of the horror movie, ‘The Beach House.’ Their weekend getaway, which starts with an indulgent night of partying, leads to terror of apocalyptic proportions when a mysterious airborne microbe infects the water surrounding the […]

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Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, along with Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, will release the horror film The Beach House on December 15, 2020 on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray. Check out this trailer:

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The Beach House is the directorial feature debut of Jeffrey A. Brown who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Liana Liberato (“Light as a Feather”), Noah Le Gros (A Score to Settle...

Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, along with Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, will release the horror film The Beach House on December 15, 2020 on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray. Check out this trailer:

The Beach House is the directorial feature debut of Jeffrey A. Brown who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Liana Liberato (“Light as a Feather”), Noah Le Gros (A Score to Settle), Maryann Nagel and Jake Weber (Dawn of the Dead, “13 Reasons Why”). Rlje Films will release The Beach House on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and Blu-ray for an Srp of $28.96.

In The Beach House, hoping to reignite their relationship, college students Emily (Liberato) and Randall (Le Gros) arrive at their weekend getaway only to discover a peculiar older couple already staying there. They all agree to share the home but, after an indulgent night of partying,...

Currently available to stream on Shudder, The Beach House can be visited by viewers on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD, and VOD on December 15th via Rlje Films.

You can check out the cover art and official details below, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's interview with writer/director Jeffrey A. Brown and Patrick Bromley's review of the film.

From the Press Release: Los Angeles – Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, along with Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, will release the horror film The Beach House on December 15, 2020 on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray.

The Beach House is the directorial feature debut of Jeffrey A. Brown who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Liana Liberato (“Light as a Feather”), Noah Le Gros (A Score to Settle), Maryann Nagel and Jake Weber. Rlje Films will release The Beach House...

Something's in the water in Jeffrey A. Brown's directorial debut The Beach House, a beautifully grotesque slow-burn body horror chiller that feels as sleek and contemporary as it does like a slight ode to 50s monster movies and the works of atmospheric horror greats. Unique and individually surreal as this low-budget Shudder feature may be, it's best summed up as John Carpenter's The Fog meets Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, with Lovecraft elements sprinkled in. Such specific comparisons aren't to imply The Beach House isn't something special - Brown proves he can craft moody ecological terror and create a lasting sense of dread. Although the ending leaves room for dissection, The Beach House is a hallucinatory and satisfyingly disturbing shore getaway.

The Beach House takes us to, wouldn't you know it, a beach house in Cape Cod. College sweethearts Randall (Noah Le Gros) and Emily (Liana Liberato) head...

This week, Shudder welcomed another stellar indie horror film to its ranks, The Beach House from writer/director Jeffrey A. Brown. Starring Liana Liberato, Noah Le Gros, Jake Weber, and Maryann Nagel, The Beach House is centered around two couples who happen to end up staying at the same seaside vacation home for a weekend. What starts out innocently enough as a cozy dinner with great conversation morphs into a living nightmare as the quartet of characters find themselves contending with a cosmic horror they cannot possibly begin to understand.

Earlier this week, Daily Dead spoke with Brown about The Beach House, and he discussed the inspiration behind the setting of his debut feature film, his approach to working with his cast and crew, and more.

Be sure to check out The Beach House now that it’s streaming exclusively on Shudder.

What initially inspired the story of The Beach House...

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

The Beach House (Jeffrey A. Brown)

There’s a lot to like about Jeffrey A. Brown’s feature directorial debut The Beach House, from its gorgeous production design to its ruminations on mankind’s fragility when compared with Mother Nature’s hardier offerings (despite our penchant for believing we hold dominion over Her). It’s therefore easy to appreciate the reason Emily (Liana Liberato), Randall (Noah Le Gros), Mitch (Jake Weber), and Jane (Maryanne Nagel) have arrived at a site that may end up being their tomb because we’re quick to ignore the baked-in irony too. This was supposed to be an escape from life’s struggles—a...

We are one week closer to normalcy and to theaters opening up again. Though the major theater chains have pushed back their opening plans and they seem subject to change at this point. To that end, we are still largely relegated to what the world of streaming has to offer. Fortunately, this week has abundant options for movie lovers to choose from.

Two rather huge movies of very different sorts are debuting on Netflix and Hulu respectively this week. We also have an indie darling getting a second chance on VOD, a couple of new horror flicks and even a Christmas movie, for those who may be so included for that sort of thing right now. Here are this week's streaming selections.

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Contained horror has an added bit of resonance right now. After all, many of us are still essentially stuck in our homes. Moreover, eco-horror is rather under-explored as a sub-genre of fright flicks. So, The Beach House enters with a few things in its favor. However, the genre offering, debuting on the streaming platform Shudder today, shows too much restraint for its own good. There are ideas and scares, to be sure, but the balance is off. What should be foreboding and tense instead just becomes relatively boring. The periodic effectiveness of the concept, as well as the lead performance from Liana Liberato, is drowned in poor pacing and an inability to keep the viewer’s attention. The movie is a horror offering, seeing a small group of people deal with a truly nefarious infection. When Emily (Liberato) and Randall (Noah Le Gros) arrive at his father’s beach house,...

Being released during an epidemic lends additional if unintended frisson to “The Beach House,” a cryptic yet reasonably involving thriller in which vacationers find themselves under threat. The nature of that threat remains ambiguous, but in its partially-airborne inescapability, it definitely hits a note of creepy relevance. Writer-director Jeffrey A. Brown’s first feature is neither fish nor fowl in terms of fitting snugly into any given genre slot — perhaps it’s . In any case, it’s skillful enough to satisfy most viewers, if not quite sufficiently original in concept or striking in execution to leave a lasting imprint. It premieres July 9 on AMC’s streaming imprint Shudder.

Young couple Emily (Liana Liberato) and Randall (Noah Le Gros) drive to his family’s beachside Massachusetts summer house in the off-season, so there seems to be no one else in the neighborhood. As their first priority upon arriving is a shag and a nap,...

Stars: Liana Liberato, Noah Le Gros, Jake Weber, Maryann Nagel, Michael Brumfield, Matt Maisto, Steven Corkin, Dan Zakarija, Veronica Fellman | Written and Directed by Jeffrey A. Brown

Not the most horrific of horror movie titles but The Beach House features two college sweethearts on a getaway to the sea and the aforementioned beach house. Shortly after their arrival they come across some unexpected guests and an environment that doesn’t seem to want them their.

The Beach House somehow manages to feel very familiar, even to the pint that if features quite a few horror clichés, but still highly original too. It ‘borrows’ ideas from some horror and sci-fi classics but brings plenty of its own aswell, which many of the best movies do.

It’s a classic slow-burn style with the first half of the film just introducing its characters (only four ‘proper’ in total) and then setting up...

There’s a lot to like about Jeffrey A. Brown’s feature directorial debut The Beach House, from its gorgeous production design to its ruminations on mankind’s fragility when compared with Mother Nature’s hardier offerings (despite our penchant for believing we hold dominion over Her). It’s therefore easy to appreciate the reason Emily (Liana Liberato), Randall (Noah Le Gros), Mitch (Jake Weber), and Jane (Maryanne Nagel) have arrived at a site that may end up being their tomb because we’re quick to ignore the baked-in irony too. This was supposed to be an escape from life’s struggles—a place for quiet relaxation to say what needs to be said and appreciate what might be gone tomorrow. So when the opposite proves true, we understand the fear that inevitably takes over.

The reason is simple: that fear is never far from our minds. What occurs to...

When the Covid-19 outbreak first went global, there was a feeling in the film industry that pandemic movies might be off-limits for a while, but in fact sales of existing films and literature on the subject have increased, perhaps as a result of people looking to fiction as a means of learning, finding solutions or at least working through their fears. Like most diseases featured in cinema, the one you'll find here is rather more gruesome and fast-acting than most real ones. Those suffering from it don't show much respect for social distancing, but the scale of events means that this is only a fraction of what our heroes have to worry about.

We begin in happier times - though perhaps not perfect ones. Young couple Emily (Liana Liberato) and Randall (Noah Le Gros) are enjoying a week away at the titular beach house, but all is not easy between them.

Cosmic Horror The Beach House Unleashes New Trailer & Poster Ahead of July 9th Release on AMC’s Shudder Us / Canada / UK / Ireland Acclaimed Indie Sci-Fi/Horror from Jeffrey A. Brown feat. Liana Liberato, Noah Le Gros (A Score To Settle), Jake Weber (Dawn Of The Dead …

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"Don't be scared." Shudder has revealed an official Us trailer for the indie "cosmic sci-fi horror" film called The Beach House, marking the directorial debut of filmmaker Jeffrey A. Brown. This premiered at a few genre film festivals in Europe last fall, and will be streaming on Shudder this summer. A romantic getaway for two troubled college sweethearts turns into a struggle for survival when the guests - and the surrounding environment - begin to show signs of a mysterious infection. The Beach House is described as "a striking and timely eco-horror that offers up an alluring mix of claustrophobic isolation, mysterious contagion, and dreamy seaside setting with a show-stealing lead performance from Liana Liberato." In addition to Liana, the film also stars Noah Le Gros, Jake Weber, and Maryanne Nagel. This seems to have a bit of that Lovecraftian cosmic vibe, with some mysterious infection and slimy creatures slowly taking over.

Following its buzzed-about run on the festival circuit, viewers can enter The Beach House on Shudder when it arrives on the streaming service beginning July 9th, and a new trailer and poster have been revealed ahead of its release.

Written and directed by Jeffrey A. Brown, The Beach House stars Liana Liberato, Noah Le Gros, Jake Weber, and Maryanne Nagel.

Keep an eye out for The Beach House on Shudder this July, and it's worth noting that new users can sign up for a free 30-day trial by using the promo code Shutin on Shudder.com.

Synopsis: "Escaping to his family's beach house to reconnect, Emily and Randall find their off-season trip interrupted by Mitch and Jane Turner, an older couple acquainted with Randall’s estranged father. Unexpected bonds form as the couples let loose and enjoy the isolation, but it all takes an ominous turn as increasingly strange environmental...

Looking to add some scares to your summer that you can enjoy from the great indoors? Shudder has you covered this July with an eclectic set of horror films both old and new, including the first three Sleepaway Camp movies, all three Maniac Cop films, the ’80s horror documentary In Search of Darkness, The Beach House, The Burning, The Return of the Living Dead, and more!

Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us this July, and be sure to visit Shudder's website to learn more about the streaming service and their scary good lineup!

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In this fresh spin on a demonic possession story, Joong-Su, an exorcist, must face a demon he tragically failed to defeat in the past when it targets his brother’s family next. The demon assumes the form of different family members to sow confusion and distrust,...

The Beach House is a post-apocalyptic thriller. To show on Shudder in July, the film was developed by indie horror director Jeffrey A. Brown. In Brown's film, a family retreats to a remote family home. Here, they struggle with isolation as an environmental contagion begins to warp the local peace. The Beach House stars: Jake Weber (Dawn of the Dead), Noah Le Gros (A Score to Settle) and Liana Liberato. Now, a couple of early stills are available before the release. The filmmakers have described the allure of The Beach House, recently. They describe The Beach House as "an indie apocalyptic sci-fi thriller that presents an alluring mix of scorching seaside imagery, claustrophobic isolation, mysterious contagion and gruesome body horror." All of these elements mix in a small locale, this July. On July 9th, Shudder will debut the film. To show in the UK, Canada, U.S. and Ireland, The Beach House...

There are some independent horror films in which all the pieces are in place for success. The cast is strong, the visuals evocative, the direction precise. It can be a movie that, for all intents and purposes, “works.” And, yet, due to the subjective nature of art, we as the viewer feel disconnected in some way. We recognize the pieces, we recognize the successes, but in trying to grab hold of something in the film our hands ultimately close on air. For me, this describes the experience of The Beach House.

The feature debut of writer/director Jeffrey A. Brown, The Beach House stars Liana Liberato and Noah Le Gros as Emily and Randall, respectively, two young people who steal away for some time alone at Randall’s family beach house. Upon arriving there, though, they discover they’re not alone: another couple, the older Jane (Maryanne Nagel) and Mitch...

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced today that it has acquired all rights in its territories to seaside horror The Beach House following its North American premiere as the opening night film at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. The debut film from writer-director Jeffrey A. Brown, The Beach House stars Liana Liberato, Noah Le Gros, Jake Weber and Maryanne Nagel and had its world premiere earlier this month at the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival and the Sitges Film Festival. It was produced by Andrew D. Corkin, Tyler Davidson, Sophia Lin. The deal was negotiated by Emily Gotto on behalf of Shudder, and by ICM and James Norrie of Amp International on behalf of the filmmakers. The Beach House is slated to premiere on Shudder next year. Hoping to reignite their relationship, Emily and Randall arrive at their weekend getaway only to discover...

Following its North American premiere as the opening night movie at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, The Beach House has been acquired by Shudder, with its streaming premiere planned for next year:

Exclusively announced by Bloody Disgusting, you can read the full press release for Shudder's acquisition of The Beach House below:

Press Release: October 23, 2019 — Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced today that it has acquired all rights in its territories to seaside horror The Beach House following its North American premiere as the opening night film at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. The debut film from writer-director Jeffrey A. Brown, The Beach House stars Liana Liberato, Noah Le Gros, Jake Weber and Maryanne Nagel and had its world premiere earlier this month at the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival and the Sitges Film Festival. It was produced by Andrew D. Corkin, Tyler Davidson,...