PH-1(2026)

1h 25m
- Thriller

Release Date: Apr 10, 2026 | Limited

A promising politician is held hostage in his luxurious penthouse by a remote captor, forced to watch his life destroyed by social and conventional media as he tries to figure out who is behind it and why.

Note: Distributed by Buffalo 8 Productions

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Original Release | Apr 10, 2026

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Director & Top Cast

Mark Kassen
Director

Sarah Adina
Alex

Rebecca Amzallag
Catherine Burnham

Taylor Bisciotti
Wendy

Daniel Brochu
Seth Humphries

Barbara Brownell
Rita

Jack Dolgen

Marty

Meghan Gabruch

Ellen

Rothaford Gray

Jimmy

Ruby Hanger

911 Operator

Carol Herman

Maria

Jeff Jocoy

David Foster

Derek Johns

Ben

Mark Kassen

Payton Burnham

Joe Kiani

John Lloyd

David Lapidus

Allen

Cru Levey

Freddy

Taj Levey

Milo

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

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A promising politician is held hostage in his luxurious penthouse by a remote captor, forced to watch his life destroyed by social and conventional media as he tries to figure out who is behind it and why.

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PH-1 (2026) traps ambitious politician Payton Burnham (Mark Kassen) in his luxury penthouse during one nightmarish evening, held hostage by an unseen captor who forces him to watch his reputation crumble via viral social media smears and news spin. Desperate to unmask the orchestrator and motive, Payton grapples with truth versus misinformation in a media frenzy.