''Helen's Dead'' is a 2023 American

comedy mystery A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the olde ...

film directed by

K. Asher Levin K. Asher Levin is an American filmmaker. He wrote and directed the 2022 feature film ''Slayers is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. The novels have been serialized ...

for a screenplay by Amy Brown Carver and story she co-wrote with Levin. It stars

Annabelle Dexter-Jones Annabelle Dexter-Jones (born 25 October 1986) is a British-American actress and director known for her roles in ''Succession'' and ''Under the Silver Lake''. Jones is the daughter of jewellery designer Ann Dexter-Jones and Foreigner guitarist ...

Tyrese Gibson Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American actor and singer. He released his self-titled debut album in 1998, which featured the single " Sweet Lady", peaking at number twelve on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His second ...

Emile Hirsch Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13, 1985) is an American actor. He played Chris McCandless in '' Into the Wild'' (2007). Other notable film roles include '' The Girl Next Door'' (2004), '' Lords of Dogtown'' (2005), '' Alpha Dog'' (2006), '' ...

Dylan Gelula Dylan Nicole Gelula (born May 7, 1994) is an American actress who is best known for her role of Xanthippe on ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', as well as her work in independent film. In 2016, Gelula made her film debut as the lead actress with r ...

and

Oliver Cooper Oliver Cooper (born December 2, 1989) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Costa in the 2012 comedy film ''Project X (2012 film), Project X'', as Levon on the comedy-drama series ''Californication (TV series), Californication' ...

Plot

When a woman discovers that her boyfriend is sleeping with her cousin Helen she plans to confront them at a dinner party, only to find that Helen is dead and everyone there is a suspect.

Cast

as Leila *

as Adam *

as Addie *

as Garret *

as Henry *

Matilda Lutz Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz (born 28 January 1991 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian model and actress. She starred in the 2017 horror film '' Rings'' and action thriller film ''Revenge''. She also appeared in the Netflix series '' Medici - The Magn ...

as Helen *

Beth Dover Beth Dover (born August 29, 1978) is an American actress best known for her role of Linda Ferguson on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black''. Dover also appears in Comedy Central's ''Another Period'' and Netflix's '' Wet Hot American Summe ...

as Molly *

Brian Huskey Brian Huskey (born September 8, 1968) is an American character actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his roles in comedy programs such as ''People of Earth'', '' Childrens Hospital'', '' Veep'', and '' Another Period''. He also provid ...

as George

Production

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...

took place in

Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe ( ; , Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; tew, Oghá P'o'oge, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; tiw, Hulp'ó'ona, label= Northern Tiwa; nv, Yootó, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. The name “S ...

in December 2021. In February 2022, the film entered in post-production.

Release

In September 2023,

Screen Media Screen Media Ventures, LLC. is an American-Canadian distribution company founded in 2001. In 2008, Screen Media selected The Creative Coalition as its exclusive nonprofit partner in launching the Spotlight Initiative. The partnership permits the p ...

acquired all North American distribution rights and set a release for November 3, 2023, in the "top 10 markets".

Reception

References

External links

* {{IMDb title Screen Media films Films shot in New Mexico American murder mystery films American comedy mystery films 2020s English-language films