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Shudder announced today that they have acquired Honey Bunch, the psychological gothic thriller from Violation filmmakers Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, ahead of its North American Premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.

Expect Honey Bunch to arrive on Shudder in 2026.

Written and directed by Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli, the psychological thriller stars Grace Glowicki (Dead Lover), Ben Petrie (Dead Lover), Jason Isaacs, Kate Dickie (The Witch), India Brown (“Invasion”), and Julian Richings.

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...

Shudder has taken US, Australia and New Zealand rights to the psychological gothic thriller Honey Bunch by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli ahead of its North American premiere in TIFF’s Centrepiece section.

The film received its world premiere in Berlin and stars Grace Glowicki and Ben Petrie as a married couple who venture to a remote experimental treatment facility after Diana awakens from a coma. Soon she suspects her husband may have sinister motives.

The cast includes Jason Isaacs, Kate Dickie, India Brown, and Julian Richings. Honey Bunch will launch on Shudder in 2026.

Becky Yeboah, and Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli produced for Cat People,...

Exclusive: Production has wrapped on under-the-radar sophomore feature Honey Bunch from writer-directors Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, who made their debut with TIFF, Sundance and SXSW selection Violation. XYZ is handling sales, financing and serving as exec producer.

Rising Canadian actors Grace Glowicki (Tito) and Ben Petrie (BlackBerry) star, while Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter saga), Kate Dickie (The Witch), India Brown (Invasion) and Julian Richings (Beau Is Afraid) round out the cast.

The logline reads: “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.”

The Canadian production is a part of XYZ’s New Visions slate of films designed to spotlight new talent.

The film is written by Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli and produced by Becky Yeboah,...