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Stars: Peter Mooney, Amanda Tapping, Cara Gee, Sydney Sabiston, Jade Ma, Aaron Abrams, David Hewlett | Written and Directed by Adam Stern

It’s a seemingly normal morning for Joe, his digital assistant Mel wakes him up after preparing his condo for him. It also tells him his girlfriend Ash wants to meet him for coffee, something that spurs a flashback to their first meeting. He tells Mel to send Maxine a message that she’ll be running the store until he arrives and sets out to meet Ash.

When she arrives, Ash is noticeably nervous and says she has to tell him something. She says she loves him and manages to get as far as saying that she’s not from here before a man walks up and shoots her in the head. Joe chases him, but he seems to disappear in a dead-end alley.

Two weeks later he hasn...

"Do you think you can come in here and just take what you want?" Voltage Pictures has revealed an official trailer for a dark thriller titled 1 Million Followers, another cautionary tale about social media obsession and fame. This is set for a VOD releease at the end of October is anyone is interested in seeing how her story plays out. Small-town girl Karissa Denys doesn't fit the influencer mold. Still, after being discovered by social media star JackofSpades (24M followers), she's flown to Thailand with a chance for a lucrative sponsorship deal. As she navigates the glamorous yet ruthless influencer world, Karissa uncovers a darker reality. Betrayal, backstabbing, & a sinister superyacht turn her dream into a fight for survival. What would you risk for fame? With Shelley Q, Evan Williams, Henry Ian Cusick, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Jade Ma, Constanza Palavecino, Patrick Atchison, Skye Ladell. This escape thriller delves into...

Director Harvey Lowry is hoping you’ll follow his upcoming influencer horror movie 1 Million Followers, and Vertical has provided Bloody Disgusting with the trailer this week.

Vertical will release 1 Million Followers in select theaters and on VOD October 25.

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In the film, “Karissa, an 18-year-old from a small farm in Idaho, gets invited to Thailand by mega influencer Jack Mayer, for a chance at a lucrative sponsorship. She quickly befriends other influencers and enters a competition to win a $500,000 sponsorship from Vrap Vodka.

“Emboldened by the chance to save her family farm, Karissa pushes herself to get more followers by posting more daring photos. But her success is threatened when she and the others are kidnapped as part of a larger conspiracy they never saw coming.”

Shelley Q, Evan Williams, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Jade Ma, Constanza Palavecino, Patrick Atchison, Skye Ladell, and...

Shelley Q, Evan Williams star.

Voltage Pictures will be kicking off worldwide sales in TIFF on the thriller 1 Million Followers starring Shelley Q from Darkest Age and Evan Williams from Blonde.

Harvey Lowry’s thriller centres on Karissa, a small-town girl who is invited by a renowned influencer to a mansion in Thailand where the beautiful mingle as they build Karissa up to a million followers.

Things take a dark turn with the introduction of the guests’ mysterious sponsor and true intentions are revealed. Paul Kim wrote the screenplay and production took place in Phuket, Thailand.

The cast includes Ryan Jamaal Swain (Pose), Jade Ma,...

Exclusive: Production is underway in Canada on sci fi-thriller Levels, starring Cara Gee (The Expanse), Peter Mooney (Burden of Truth), Aaron Abrams (Hannibal), and David Hewlett (Nightmare Alley).

Set in the near future, the film follows Ash — the love of Joe’s life — who is shockingly murdered before his eyes. As his world unravels, he comes to learn that nothing is as it seems.

Levels will mark Adam Stern’s first feature after making two shorts and working in VFX for more than two decades (presiding over Artifex Studios) with credits including series Continuum and Almost Human.

Producers are Stern of Orbital Mechanics, Tony Wosk of Middle Child Films and Kyle Bornais of Farpoint Films.

Amp International has come aboard for sales and has pre-sold the film in multiple territories including Germany (Capelight) and Middle East (Front Row).

Levels is the first foray for Orbital Mechanics, the new production company...

Chances for a second season of the Zero Chill TV series have melted. The Netflix skating drama series has been cancelled after one round of 10 episodes.

A teen drama created by Kirstie Falkous and John Regier, Zero Chill stars Grace Beedie, Dakota Benjamin Taylor, Jeremias Amoore, Anastasia Chocholatá, Leonardo Fontes, Jade Ma, Sarah-Jane Potts, Doug Rao, Tanja Ribič, Oscar Skagerberg, Stan Steinbichler, and Christina Tam. In the story, the MacBentley family moves from Toronto to England when son Mac (Taylor) is offered a place at a legendary hockey academy. He's arrogant but also a superstar player. His twin sister is Kayla (Beedie), a figure skater who's struggling now that she's been separated from her skating partner. Kayla and Mac both make magic on the ice, but their approaches are poles apart.

The 10-episode first season of...

Adelaide Clemens, Patrick J. Adams, Douglas Smith and Kathleen Turner will star in “The Swearing Jar.”

The musical romance will be directed by Lindsay MacKay (“Wet Bum”) from a script by Kate Hewlett (“Malory Towers”), who adapts her play of the same name. David Hewlett (“The Shape of Water”) and Jade Ma (“Zero Chill”) round out the cast.

“The Swearing Jar” centers on Carey, a high-school music teacher who throws a birthday concert for her husband, Simon, making them reminisce about their shared past. Through comedy, music and memory, the film will chart Carey and Simon’s relationship and the birth of their child.

Filming will take place this month in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario. Distribution rights will be sold worldwide by Metro Films International, and the film will be released in Canada by Level Film. It’s eyeing a festival run next fall.

Producers include Jane Loughman, Kyle Bornais and Tony Wosk,...

Exclusive: The team behind Netflix’s Ya horse drama Free Rein is saddling up for another scripted teen series for the streamer.

The Svod service has commissioned Zero Chill from All3Media-backed Lime Pictures.

The ten-part series follows 15-year old figure skater Kayla, whose life is up-ended from Canada to the UK when her twin brother Mac gets a place at a legendary hockey academy. Distraught at her parents’ decision to put her brother’s ambitions before her own, Kayla must find her place on the ice again in the shadow of her superstar brother.

Zero Chill was created by Doc Martin and Free Rein writers Kirstie Falkous and John Regier and the writers’ room is overseen by Ackley Bridge writer Adam Usden. Angelo Abela (Free Rein) and Tim Compton (The Evermoor Chronicles), who run Lime Pictures’ kids division, exec produce.

It stars newcomers Grace Beedie, who also has a...