
Killer Whale(2026)
Follows best friends Maddie and Trish as they find themselves trapped in a remote lagoon with the dangerous killer whale named Ceto.


“Fear has found a new home.”
Vacation turns disaster when Houston grad Kyle and her friends survive a plane crash in the desolate Louisiana everglades, only to discover there's something way more dangerous lurking in the shallows.

Athena Strates
Kyle

Madalena Aragão
Alice

Elisha Applebaum
Malika

Mohammed Mansaray
Sam
Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Dom

Andonis Anthony
Frank
Sarah Priddy
Maude

Isabelle Bonfrer
Zoe
Flynn Barnard
Jamie

David Newman
Rufus
The Bayou is a thriller, horror, action film released in 2025 exploring themes of alligator, swamp monster, survival horror, absurd. Directed by Taneli Mustonen, it stars Athena Strates, Madalena Aragão, Elisha Applebaum. Vacation turns disaster when Houston grad Kyle and her friends survive a plane crash in the desolate Louisiana everglades, only to discover there's something way more dangerous lurking in the shallows.
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