Written and directed by Em Johnson, the horror film ‘The Designer’ centers on Gerry Quinn, whose need for an identity pushes her to join the multi-level marketing company Kismetta, a thriving empire built by partners Josephine and Darla. Gerry will stop at nothing to succeed and fit in, even if the cost turns her into someone unrecognizable, opening her up to a world of chaos, body horror, and her own delusional reality.
‘The Designer’ stars Katherine Waddell (as Gerry Quinn), Gina Gershon (as Josephine Massey), Ethan Slater (as Nico), Michelle Hurd (as Darla Vanderberg), Jesse James Keitel (as Rafaela Moore), Annie Golden (as Mrs. Quinn), Gwendoline Yeo (as Margaret), Jessica Belkin (as Tami), Ann Mahoney (as Danielle), and Jonathan Spencer (as Eric).
Producers of ‘The Designer’ include Warner Davis, Todd M. Friedman, Jiarui Guo, and Katherine Waddell, with executive producers Matthew Hillerud, Douglas Maynard, and Kirk Roos. Production companies are Incandescent Entertainment, First Bloom Films, and Hemlock Circle Productions.
The film’s cinematography is by Madeline Leach, with music by Alexa L. Borden and Connor Cook.
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Saban Films will release ‘The Designer’ on digital and on demand on December 4, 2026.
Katherine Waddell is most known for Balloon Animal and Dinner in America. Gina Gershon is most known for Bound, Showgirls, and Borderlands. Ethan Slater is most known for Wicked and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical. Em Johnson is most known for Balloon Animal and Blush.
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