Barbarian breakout Georgina Campbell will join returning star Cassandra Naud in Influencers, a sequel to the 2023 Shudder thriller Influencer from director Kurtis David Harder.
Reporting the news earlier today, Deadline confirms that Harder has already wrapped production on Influencers, with Shudder has once nabbing rights in English-speaking territories.
Starring alongside Campbell and Maud are Lisa Delamar (Survive), Jonathan Whitesell (The 100), Veronica Long (Billy the Kid), and Dylan Playfair (Letterkenny).
In Influencer, social media influencer Madison struggling on a solo backpacking trip in Thailand meets CW, who travels with ease and shows her a more uninhibited way of living. However, CW's interest in her takes a darker turn.
In Influencers:
Set in the picturesque landscapes of southern France, the sequel watches as a young woman’s chilling fascination with murder and identity theft sends her life into a whirlwind of chaos.
According to Deadline, Influencers “deepens a cinematic universe built around themes of deception, online identity, and the darker sides of curated personas, offering an expanded canvas compared to the original.”
Here's what Harder has to say of the sequel:
“With INFLUENCERS, I wanted to revisit the themes of control and illusion, but from a new angle — one that’s more seductive, more dangerous, and more unhinged […] It’s a film that plays with perception. Fans of INFLUENCER will feel something familiar beneath the surface, but the real fun is discovering just how deep those connections run.”
Shudder SVP Emily Gotto adds:
“Kurtis has once again crafted a film that’s both sharply contemporary and deeply unsettling […] INFLUENCERS seduces the viewer with atmosphere and aesthetic before cutting into something darker, smarter, and much more dangerous. It’s exactly the kind of visionary genre storytelling we’re proud to support.”
Look out for more on Influencers as we get it!
