Inground — a brand-new horror-thriller set to blur the lines between family drama and full-on terror — will send John Cho (Searching, Star Trek) and Alexandra Daddario (Baywatch, “The White Lotus”) plunging into a backyard nightmare. This film is already drawing the kind of attention that could make it one of the hottest properties at this month’s Toronto International Film Festival market—and it’s easy to see why.
Directed by Aaron Katz (Gemini, Cold Weather) from a screenplay by Dan Dworkin (“Scream”, “The Lost Symbol”), Inground takes the promise of a backyard pool project and slowly pulls it under, into dark, murky depths. What begins as a seemingly innocent father-son bonding experience soon spirals into something far more sinister, dragging both characters—and the audience—into a terrifying abyss. The deeper they dig, the darker the secrets they unearth, and the more they’ll wish they’d left them buried. Because sometimes, even the best intentions for connection can unearth horrors best left untouched.
Production is scheduled to begin in March 2026, with CAA Media Finance handling domestic distribution rights, while north.five.six. takes charge of international sales. Michael Rothstein, Samuel Hall, and Warren Goz will executive-produce for north.five.six., alongside Mark Fasano and Ford Corbett for Gramercy Park Media.
