Send Help

Send Help is an upcoming American horror-thriller film^[a] directed by Sam Raimi, and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. The film stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien as a worker and her boss, respectively, who become stranded on an island after a plane crash and attempt to survive while tension rises between them.

Send Help
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Directed by	Sam Raimi
Written by	Damian Shannon Mark Swift
Produced by	Sam Raimi Zainab Azizi
Starring	Rachel McAdams Dylan O'Brien
Cinematography	Bill Pope
Edited by	Bob Murawski
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production company	Raimi Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Studios
Release date	January 30, 2026 (2026-01-30)
Country	United States
Language	English

Send Help is scheduled to be released in the United States by 20th Century Studios on January 30, 2026.

Premise

"Linda Liddle and Bradley Preston are two colleagues who find themselves stranded on a deserted island after they are the only survivors of a plane crash. They must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it is an unsettling and darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive."

— 20th Century Studios^[2]

Cast

• Rachel McAdams as Linda Liddle^[4]
• Dylan O'Brien as Bradley Preston^[4]
• Edyll Ismail
• Dennis Haysbert
• Xavier Samuel
• Chris Pang
• Thaneth Warakulnukroh
• Emma Raimi

Production

In October 2019, Columbia Pictures announced that Sam Raimi would direct an untitled horror film with Mark Swift and Damian Shannon writing the script.^[5] The film would later be titled Send Help,^[6] with 20th Century Studios attached to distribute.^[1] In October 2024, Rachel McAdams entered negotiations to star.^[7] In December, Chris Pang joined the cast.^[8] In early 2025, Dylan O'Brien and Dennis Haysbert joined the cast, with McAdams confirmed to star.^[9][10] Principal photography was scheduled to begin in January 2025.^[11][12] Filming ultimately began that February, in Sydney, Los Angeles, and Thailand,^[13] and concluded on April 17.^[2]

Release

Send Help is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 30, 2026, by 20th Century Studios.^[14]

Notes

1. The film is described as has been as being within the horror,^[1][2] thriller (including psychological thriller),^[1][2][3] and survival film genres,^[2] with a "darkly comedic" tone.^[3]