Asia Reaves is an ex-convict looking for a fresh start. She answers a job ad for a live-in housekeeper at The Virgil, a luxury high-rise in New York City that looks too good to be true. It is. The residents are strange. The building has a history of disappearances nobody talks about. The management has plans for Asia that have nothing to do with housekeeping. And she is not going to make it easy for them.
They Will Kill You is an American action comedy horror film directed by Kirill Sokolov, from a script co-written with Alex Litvak. Zazie Beetz plays Asia Reaves, the new housekeeper navigating the building's sinister power structure. Myha'la plays a fellow maid already embedded in The Virgil. Patricia Arquette and Heather Graham play residents of the building. Paterson Joseph and Tom Felton round out the ensemble. The entire film is set inside The Virgil, a fictional luxury New York City high-rise that functions as a sealed, self-contained world with its own rules, its own hierarchy, and a cult operating somewhere in its lower floors. Produced by Andy Muschietti and Bárbara Muschietti, the team behind the It franchise. The film is scheduled for theatrical release on March 27, 2026, by Warner Bros. Pictures. For fans of horror-action hybrids and audiences who responded to films like You're Next and Ready or Not.
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They Will Kill You (2026) follows ex-con Asia Reaves (Zazie Beetz), who infiltrates the Virgil—a luxurious yet sinister NYC high-rise—as a housekeeper to find her missing sister Maria (Myha'la).
Russian director Kirill Sokolov helms this 94-minute R-rated horror-action-comedy with Paterson Joseph; it blends ritual gore, dark humor, and survival thrills after SXSW 2026 buzz.
New Line Cinema opens it wide in U.S. theaters March 27; trailers showcase machete fights, cult chaos, and Beetz's fierce takedowns.