Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North American and UK distribution rights to director Drew Mylrea’s post-apocalyptic thriller Last Survivors, which stars Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), Stephen Moyer (True Blood), and Drew Van Acker (Pretty Little Liars). Last Survivors will be making its world premiere at London’s FrightFest Film Festival on October 30th, and Vertical is planning to give the film a day-and-date release across North America and the UK in February 2022.
Josh Janowicz wrote the script, which he developed with Akaash Yadav, Michael Jefferson, and producer Sunil Perkash. The story centers on
Troy (Moyer), who has raised his now grown son, Jake (Van Acker), in a wooded utopia thousands of miles away from the decayed cities. When Troy is severely wounded, Jake is forced to travel to the outside world to find life-saving medicine. While he’s ordered to kill any humans he encounters, Jake defies his father by engaging in a forbidden relationship with a mysterious woman, Henrietta (Silverstone). As Jake continues this dangerous affair, Troy will do anything to get rid of Henrietta and protect the perfect world he created for himself and his son.
Van Acker serves as an executive producer alongside Wes Hull, David Lugo, Daniel Brandt, and Michael Baker.
Perkash released a statement to Deadline saying that Last Survivors was filmed in the “frigid but beautiful Montana mountains” last December. He described the film as “chilling and heartbreaking”, and promised that audiences will be both terrified and moved by it. Vertical’s Peter Jarowey added that it has “phenomenal storytelling and emotionally captivating scenes”.
Before the North America and UK wide release, Last Survivors will also be screening at the Leeds International Film Festival on November 4th and 5th.
A somewhat low quality first look image of Alicia Silverstone in the film can be seen below: