''Dust'' is an upcoming American

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horror-

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written and directed by Karrie Crouse and co-directed by Will Joines. It stars

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and

Annaleigh Ashford Annaleigh Amanda Ashford (née Swanson; born June 25, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her work on television as Betty DiMello on the Showtime period drama ''Masters of Sex'', and on Broadway as Lauren in '' Kink ...

. ''Dust'' is scheduled to be released by

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as a Hulu original film.

Premise

In 1930s Oklahoma, a young mother haunted by the past becomes convinced that a mysterious presence in dust storms is threatening her family and takes extraordinary measures to protect them.

Cast

Ebon Moss-Bachrach Ebon Moss-Bachrach (born March 19, 1977) is an American actor best known for playing the role of David Lieberman in ''The Punisher'' and Desi Harperin in ''Girls''. Since 2022, Moss-Bachrach has played Richard "Richie" Jerimovich in the drama s ...

Bill Heck Bill Heck is an American actor who has appeared on Broadway and in television shows, such as '' The Leftovers'' and '' The Old Man'', and films, including in the role of Billy Knapp in the Coen Brothers' western ''The Ballad of Buster Scruggs''. ...

Amiah Miller Amiah Miller (born July 16, 2004) is an American actress and model. She starred in the 2017 film ''War for the Planet of the Apes.'' She also appears in the TV series ''Henry Danger'', ''Best Friends Whenever'' and ''MacGyver''. Early life Her ...

Production

On June 22, 2020, Karrie Crouse and Will Joines were set to co-direct ''Dust'', a psychological horror-thriller Crouse wrote in the

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Writer's Lab, with

Alix Madigan Alix Madigan is an American film producer known for her work on the 2010 film ''Winter's Bone'', for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. Career Madigan's first production credit was for ''Sunday'' in 1997, which won the Sundance Film Fes ...

and Lucas Joaquin producing. The film was to be sold at the

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. On October 29, 2020,

acquired the film. On June 22, 2020,

Claire Foy Claire Elizabeth Foy (born 16 April 1984) is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the young Queen Elizabeth II in the first two seasons of the Netflix series ''The Crown'' (2016–2017) for which she won a Primetime Emmy Aw ...

was cast as the lead. In July 2022,

was cast. By August 2022,

and

joined the cast. By September 1, 2022,

and

joined the cast.

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commenced by August 5, 2022, in

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

. The film employed approximately 152 New Mexico crew members and 153 local background talent. Locations include

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, Santa Fe, and Gallisteo.

Release

''Dust'' is scheduled to be released by

as a Hulu original film in the United States.

References

External links

* {{Hulu Upcoming films American horror thriller films American psychological horror films American psychological thriller films Films set in the 1930s Films set in Oklahoma Films shot in New Mexico Hulu original films Searchlight Pictures films Upcoming English-language films