The task is simple: walk or die.
In a dystopian 1970s America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Francis Lawrence
- Producer
- Francis Lawrence, Roy Lee, Cameron MacConomy, Steven Schneider, Stephen King, Mika Saito, Christopher Woodrow, K. Blaine Johnston
- Writer
- JT Mollner, Stephen King
- Casting
- Rich Delia
- Editor
- Mark Yoshikawa, Peggy Eghbalian
- Cinematography
- Jo Willems
- Production Design
- Nicolas Lepage
- Art Direction
- Kathy McCoy
- Composer
- Jeremiah Fraites
- Makeup
- Doug Morrow, Zinka Tuminski
- Visual Effects
- Greg Kegel, David Fox
- Stunts
- Scott J. Ateah
Details
- Studios
- Lionsgate, Media Capital Technologies, Vertigo Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Certification
- R
- Release
- September 10, 2025
Themes
suicidebased on novel or bookmale friendshipbullyingcoming of agesurvivalteenage boysurvival horrorhardauthoritarian regimepsychological horrorsuspenseful