by Matt Rodgers

A24 has dropped a final promo for Backrooms, their eagerly anticipated adaptation of the YouTube video series based on the internet creepypasta of the same name from creator and first time feature filmmaker Kane Parsons.

Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor (The Life of Chuck) as a man who discovers a series of mysterious, never-ending rooms hidden behind the walls of a store, the horror film also features Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World), Mark Duplass (Creep), Finn Bennett (Warfare), and Lukita Maxwell (Shrinking). Check out the video below…

After a therapist’s patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him.
Backrooms is exclusively in theaters from May 29th.
Originally published May 14, 2026. Updated May 13, 2026.

