2024 is already shaping up to be another big year for horror and, by the looks of it, “I Saw the TV Glow” is getting ready to plant its flag and make one heck of a statement. In fact, the footage and early reviews alike paint the flick as something of a genre-bender, defying any and all easy labels as it invites audiences to follow filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun down the rabbit hole.
The movie stars rapidly-rising actor Justice Smith (“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” “Detective Pikachu,” “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”) as teenager Owen, Brigette Lundy-Paine as his mysterious classmate Maddy, and Ian Foreman as a young Owen, along with Helena Howard, Fred Durst, and Danielle Deadwyler. The film marks Schoenbrun’s second feature and, if the trailer is anything to go by, might very well establish them as an artist close to becoming a genuine household name. Horror fans will get the chance to find out for themselves when “I Saw the TV Glow” comes to theaters on May 3, 2024.
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
