M. Night Shyamalan’s serial killer thriller Trap lands on streaming platform, details revealed

Trap is a psychological thriller written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The filmmaker also produced the movie alongside Ashwin Rajan and Marc Bienstock. After premiering at New York City’s Alice Tully Hall, the film was released in theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 2, 2024. According to Letterboxd, here’s the official synopsis:

A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.

After a year of its theatrical run, the film is finally coming to the digital space. Let's find out more details about the same.

Trap to release on Hulu

Trap will be releasing on Hulu on Monday, September 1, 2025. This will give all the viewers a chance to watch or revisit this M. Night Shyamalan directorial. Hulu's library is also bringing films like the Night at the Museum franchise, Space Jam, Pearl Harbor, and Mrs Doubtfire.

Made on a budget of $30 million, the film was released theatrically on August 2, 2024. It met with mixed critical response and grossed $83.6 million. Its cast members include,

Josh Hartnett as Cooper
Ariel Donoghue as Riley
Lochlan Miller as Logan
Saleka Night Shyamalan as Lady Raven
Alison Pill as Rachel
Hayley Mills as Dr. Josephine Grant
Marcia Bennett as Cooper's mother
Russell Vitale as Parker Wayne
Jonathan Langdon as Jamie
Mark Bacolcol as Spencer
Marnie McPhail-Diamond as Jody's mom
Scott Mescudi as the Thinker

Trap is about a serial killer who goes on to attend a concert with his daughter. There, the cops start blockading, and the story revolves around his attempts to evade it.

In a Slash Film interview, Josh Hartnett spoke about playing a grey character in the film. He said,

"I guess I don't really care about garnering any sympathy from the audience. What I do want to do is make people understand why he's doing what he's doing. And in this instance, it feels radical to try and do that because audiences don't usually go along with the serial killer and empathize with him and start to maybe root for him. That was the conceit of the script, and I wanted to preserve that as much as I could, being Night's main actor in this. So yeah, I found the challenge kind of remarkable."

Trap will start streaming on Hulu from September 1, 2025.