Directed by Jeremy Weiss, in the horror thriller film ‘The Night Driver,‘ one night in the middle of the country, traveling salesman Hurdis Jones drives down a dark stretch of highway when he accidently hits a longhaired stranger. The stranger survives, but is badly wounded. Hurdis agrees to drive him to the hospital. As they drive, he realizes something is wrong with his passenger. Before he knows it, The Stranger becomes violent and attacks him. A couple of days later in California, Hurdis’ wife Cheryl Jones begs for her old friend Detective Hank Granger to help find her husband. She hasn’t heard from him in two days, and suspects something happened to him. Granger agrees to help but becomes entangled in a bigger case with the FBI regarding Hurdis Jones. They suspect he is a serial killer on a rampage, leaving a trail of homicide scenes across the country. Meanwhile, Hurdis is running, driving and speeding to get home. But everywhere he turns, The Stranger stalks him. He can’t seem to lose him. What will happen next will lead to a climax that will leave audiences speechless.
‘The Night Driver’ stars Josh Lucas (as Hurdis Matheson), Alyssa Milano (as Cheryl Jones), and David Arquette (as Detective Granger), Charlotte Kirk (as Max), Danielle Vasinova (as Jo Anne) and Gina La Piana (as Lisa).
Written by John Cork, ‘The Night Driver’ is produced by Andre Relis, Jib Polhemus, Jeremy Weiss, and Jessica Russo who also executive produced with Sean S. Cunningham, Matthew Helderman, Grady Craig, Luke Taylor, Daniel Pike, Kevin Glynn, B.J. Hendricks, James Rundquist, Todd Lundbohm, Gerard Munoz, and René Besson. Production companies are VMI Worldwide and Primal Empire Studios, in association with BondIt Media Capital.
The film’s cinematography is by David McFarland, the editing is by R.J. Cooper, with music by Yagmur Kaplan.
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Cineverse will release ‘The Night Driver’ following its Screamfest premiere on October 6, 2026, with North American release plans to be announced. Once available, the release date will be posted here.
Josh Lucas is most known for Ford v Ferrari, American Psycho, and Sweet Home Alabama. Alyssa Milano is most known for Charmed, Who’s the Boss?, and Embrace of the Vampire. David Arquette is most known for the Scream franchise and Never Been Kissed. Jeremy Weiss makes his feature directorial debut with the film.
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