Hulu has been making a push to bring more horror our way recently, and that continues next month with the streamer’s latest original feature Clock. Directed by Alexis Jacknow in her feature directorial debut, the psychological horror thriller examines the concept of someone not wanting to have kids, yet feeling pressured by society to do so. It turns out there are some very real consequences when it comes to caving to peer pressure.
The trailer kicks off with a woman named Ella who is going through life, working and generally content not to have children. Yet, be it from her family or friends, there is constant nagging about her starting a family in the more traditional sense. She eventually caves and even agrees to an experimental treatment that will “fix” her biological clock. What could go wrong? The trailer goes heavy on horror staples, with spiders, unsettling visions and a creepy doctor all present. The brief synopsis for the film reads as follows:
“Clock is the story of a woman who enrolls in a clinical trial to try and fix her seemingly broken biological clock after friends, family, and society pressures her to have children.”
Jacknow is an actress as well, with roles in Truth or Dare and American Horror Story. As a director, she was tapped to write and direct two short films as part of the first season of Bite Size Halloween. That helped pave the way for this feature version of Clock after first being conceived as a short for the aforementioned anthology series. She also directed a short titled Costume Change.
The cast includes Dianna Agron (Shiva Baby) as Ella, Jay Ali (Carnival Row, Daredevil) as her husband, Saul Rubinek (Unforgiven, Frasier) as her father and Melora Hardin (The Office, The Bold Type) as the doctor managing Ella’s treatment. David Worthen Brooks, Arbi Pedrossian and Jenna Cavelle serve as executive producers, with Leal Naim on board as producer and Alex Hansen co-producing.
Hulu has lowkey been a pretty impressive haven for budding horror filmmakers. For two seasons, Into the Dark brought us a new horror movie tied to a holiday every single month as part of a partnership with Blumhouse. Lately, 20th Century Studios has been focusing on genre features for the streaming service, with the Predator prequel Prey, Grimcutty and the upcoming Appendage serving as other examples. In this house, we applaud investment in original horror.
Clock is set to debut on Hulu on April 28.
