Horror Thriller ‘Strange Darling’ Gets Digital Streaming Premiere Date

Strange Darling—the critically acclaimed serial killer thriller starring Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner—is coming soon to digital streaming.

Written and directed by J.T. Mollner and featuring the cinematography debut of accalimed actor Giovanni Ribisi, Strange Darling opened in limited release in theaters on August 23.

Told in six chapters, Strange Darling is told out of sequence and begins with Chapter 3, where we see The Lady (Fitzgerald) running desperately through an open field. The Lady is being pursued by a man simply known as The Demon (Gallner), who is brandishing a shotgun and is clearly determined to kill her.

As the chapters are presented and the story unfolds, we learn that The Lady is running away from a lurid erotic encounter with The Demon that has gone horribly awry. As the story further unfolds, it becomes shockingly apparent that the story of Strange Darling isn’t all that it seems.

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According to When to Stream, Strange Darling will debut on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Tuesday, October 1. Per AppleTV+, Strange Darling is available for pre-order for $19.99, which generally a reflection of the purchase price. Typically, PVOD rentals are $5 less, for viewers can expect to rent Strange Darling for $14.99 for a 48-hour period.

Strange Darling will also be available on a variety of other digital platforms, including Prime Video and VUDU.

How Did Audiences And Critics Receive ‘Strange Darling’?

Strange Darling opened in 1,135 North American theaters on August 23. To date, per The Numbers, the movie has earned more than $3 million domestically and $112,000 internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $3.1 million.

Per Screen Rant, Strange Darling had a $4 million production budget before prints and advertising.

Rotten Tomatoes critics have widely embraced Strange Darling, giving the film a 95% “fresh” rating based on 129 reviews. The RT Critics’ Consensus for Strange Darling reads, “J.T. Mollner delivers a thrillingly unexpected and electric ride with two breakout performances by Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner in Strange Darling.”

RT users gave Strange Darling an 85% Audience Score based on 500-plus verified ratings.

In a recent Zoom conversation, Mollner said the idea for Strange Darling came to him while on hikes in the Santa Monica Mountain Range near his home in California.

“I kept thinking and thinking and thinking of this image for this Final Girl running through the woods. I could see her running in slow motion and I could hear the song Love Hurts. I even knew what the colors should look like,” Mollner said. “So, I thought, ‘Where does this go? Is there a different side of the Final Girl that we could show in a story that starts where most horror movies end?’ and it blossomed into this.”