Yearly marks the arrival of a minimum of one indie horror filmmaker who seemingly emerges from out of nowhere to change into a family title. In 2026, that title simply is perhaps Ian Tuason, whose debut characteristic “Undertone” earned him a distribution cope with A24 and a chief spring launch date. The movie explores the darkish aspect of supernatural podcasts, following a bunch who receives a sequence of suspicious recordings that recommend her skepticism concerning the occult might be misguided.
“Undertone” premiered on the 2025 Fantasia Movie Pageant, with A24 buying distribution rights quickly after. It’s going to subsequent display screen on the 2026 Sundance Movie Pageant within the midnight part. Different movies within the part embody “The Finest Summer time,” “Buddy,” “Leviticus,” “Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant,” “Rock Springs,” and “Saccharine.”
A synopsis of the movie from the Sundance program reads: “Strained by the accountability of offering end-of-life care to her dying mom, Evy (Nina Kiri) seeks respite from the loneliness of her fragmented actuality. Now dwelling in a home filled with sentimental keepsakes and reminiscences, her sanity and construction lies inside her work on a supernatural podcast, ‘The Undertone.’ Whereas she often performs skeptic to the creepy (and infrequently disturbing) audio recordsdata despatched to her by co-host Justin (Adam DiMarco) for podcast fodder, the most recent submission hits in a different way. A sequence of 10 unheard recordings from a younger pregnant couple are unfurled one after the other, every extra ominous than the final. As Evy attracts parallels to her present plight, hidden messages manifest, pushing her additional towards insanity.”
The movie, which is written and directed by Tuason, stars Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Michèle Duquet, Keana Lyn Bastidas, and Jeff Yung. Dan Slater and Cody Calahan function producers.
No matter how “Undertone” performs, it seems that the movie business is already bullish on Tuason. He was introduced in December because the director of a brand new “Paranormal Exercise” reboot being produced by Blumhouse-Atomic Monster for Paramount. His movie will mark the eighth entry within the long-running discovered footage sequence.
A24 is ready to launch “Undertone” in theaters on Friday, March 13. Take a look at the movie’s first trailer beneath.
