Gothic Thriller ‘Honey Bunch’ Starring Jason Isaacs Acquired by Shudder

Ahead of its North American Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, Shudder has acquired Honey Bunch, the psychological gothic thriller written and directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli.

It is slated to debut on Shudder in 2026 in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand.

Starring in the movie are Grace Glowicki (Dead Lover), Ben Petrie (Blackberry), Jason Isaacs (“The White Lotus”), Kate Dickie (The Witch), India Brown (“Invasion”), and Julian Richings (Beau is Afraid).

In Honey Bunch, when Diana (Glowicki) wakes from a coma with fragmented memories, she and her husband (Petrie) seek experimental treatments at a remote facility. As the procedures intensify, their marriage is put to the test and Diana begins to question her husband’s true motives.

Honey Bunch, inspired by Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli’s longtime partnership, marks the duo’s sophomore feature following their acclaimed debut Violation, which was released by Shudder and premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival before screening at Sundance and SXSW. After its world premiere at the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival, Honey Bunch will make its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest later this month.

“We are thrilled to continue our collaboration with Shudder with the release of Honey Bunch. The film reveals a different side to us as filmmakers, and Shudder are exactly the right partners to present it to audiences,” said directors Sims-Fewer & Mancinelli. “Honey Bunch celebrates the terrifying, painful, yet intimately rewarding struggles of what it takes to sustain a relationship. It’s a twisted love story. Not a fairytale. We can’t wait for viewers to experience our weird, macabre film in the way only Shudder can deliver.”