Buddy is a 2026 psychological horror movie about a surreal children’s television world where a group of memoryless kids uncover a terrifying truth, triggering a desperate escape that collides with reality.
Synopsis
In 1999, a group of children with no memories of their past spend every day trapped inside the colorful world of a children’s television show ruled by a smiling unicorn named Buddy. After one of the kids mysteriously disappears, growing suspicion and defiance expose the sinister nature of their captor. Forced into a dangerous journey toward the mythical Diamond City, they fight for survival as the nightmare spills into the real world, where a traumatized suburban mother becomes drawn into the horrifying mystery surrounding Buddy’s existence.
Movie Details
Directed by: Casper Kelly
Written by: Casper Kelly, Jamie King
Starring: Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Thriller
Category: Psychological
Country: United States
Language: English
Main Cast
- Bennie Taylor
- Bryson JonSteele
- Caleb Williams
- Cedwan Hooks
- Cristin Milioti
- Delaney Quinn
- Devon Hawkes Ludlow
- Eric Bauza
- Jimmica Collins
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Luke Speakman
- Patton Oswalt
- Phuong Kubacki
- Seamus Flynn
- Sergey Zhuravsky
- Topher Grace
- Tristan Borders
Production
- BoulderLight Pictures
- Low Spark Films
- Sipur Studios
- Substance
Distribution
- Saban Films
- Roadside Attractions
Release Date
- August 28, 2026 (Theaters)
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