The Independent Film Company’s psychological thriller THE PLAGUE is set to make its SVOD debut in the Spring, arriving on AMC+ on April 10th, 2026. The film world premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival before launching in US theaters in limited release on December 24th, 2025. It hit VOD and digital platforms on February 3rd, 2026.
The Plague is written and directed by Charlie Polinger in his directorial debut. It stars Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Kenny Rasmussen, and Joel Edgerton, who is also a producer on the film.
In the film, a socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer.
The Plague was nominated for three Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature, Beast Lead Performance (Blunck), and Best Breakthrough Performance, for which Kayo Martin took home the trophy. Director Polinger also won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film.
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