1 MILLION FOLLOWERS Trailer (2024) Shelley Q., Evan Williams

1 MILLION FOLLOWERS Trailer (2024) Shelley Q., Evan Williams

1 MILLION FOLLOWERS Trailer (2024) Shelley Q., Evan Williams
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"Do you think you can come in here and just take what you want?" Voltage Pictures has revealed an official trailer for a dark thriller titled 1 Million Followers, another cautionary tale about social media obsession and fame. This is set for a VOD releease at the end of October is anyone is interested in seeing how her story plays out. Small-town girl Karissa Denys (1,404 followers) doesn't fit the influencer mold. Still, after being discovered by social media star JackofSpades (24M followers), she's flown to Thailand with a chance for a lucrative sponsorship deal. As she navigates the glamorous yet ruthless influencer world, Karissa uncovers a darker reality. Betrayal, backstabbing, & a sinister superyacht turn her dream into a fight for survival. What would you risk for fame? With Shelley Q, Evan Williams, Henry Ian Cusick, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Jade Ma, Constanza Palavecino, Patrick Atchison, Skye Ladell. This escape thriller delves into the seductive world of social media, where fame & fortune come at a deadly price. Looks like an ad on The CW.

Here's the first official trailer for Harvey Lowry's 1 Million Followers, direct from YouTube:

1 Million Followers Film Traier

1 Million Followers Film Traier

Karissa (Shelley Q), an 18-year-old from a small farm in Idaho, gets invited over to Thailand by mega influencer Jack Mayer, for a chance at a lucrative sponsorship. She quickly befriends other influencers and enters a competition to win a $500,000 sponsorship from Vrap Vodka. Emboldened by the chance to save her family farm, Karissa pushes herself to get more followers by posting more daring photos on the beach and at the clubs. Her success is threatened when the group is kidnapped as part of a conspiracy they never saw coming. 1 Million Followers is directed by the American producer / filmmaker Harvey Lowry, director of the films A Play on Words, Monday at 11:01 A.M., Cassidy Way, Union Bound, A Deadly Dance, Without a Body, The Christmas Trap, The Competition, and Blood Pageant previously. The screenplay is written by Paul Kim. Produced by Kelli Kaye, Harvey Lowry, and Rachel Morgan. Voltage Pictures will debut Lowry's 1 Million Followers thriller in select US theaters + on VOD starting October 25th, 2024 this fall.
No, that title isn’t my wish for TikTok before it gets banned in the US, but the title of the upcoming film, 1 Million Followers, which asks the question what would you do for that number. I can say with my full chest – not that.

Karissa, an 18-year-old from a small farm in Idaho, gets invited to Thailand by mega influencer Jack Mayer, for a chance at a lucrative sponsorship. She quickly befriends other influencers and enters a competition to win a $500,000 sponsorship from Vrap Vodka. Emboldened by the chance to save her family farm, Karissa pushes herself to get more followers by posting more daring photos on the beach and at the clubs. But her success is threatened when she and the others are kidnapped as part of a larger conspiracy they never saw coming.

The film stars: Shelley Q, Evan Williams, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Jade Ma, Constanza Palavecino, Patrick Atchison, Skye Ladell, and Henry Ian Cusick. It was written by Paul Kim and directed by Harvey Lowry.
It’s actually a bit sad, because since I am one of the olds I can totally see people actually doing these activities in their quest to be an influencer.

1 Million Followers is in select theaters and On Demand October 25, 2024.
Voltage Pictures will be kicking off worldwide sales in TIFF on the thriller 1 Million Followers starring Shelley Q from Darkest Age and Evan Williams from Blonde.

Harvey Lowry’s (The Competition, Without A Body) thriller centres on Karissa, a small-town girl who is invited by a renowned influencer to a mansion in Thailand where the beautiful mingle as they build Karissa up to a million followers.

Things take a dark turn with the introduction of the guests’ mysterious sponsor (Henry Ian Cusick, Hitman, Lost) and true intentions are revealed. Paul Kim wrote the screenplay and production took place in Phuket, Thailand.

The cast includes Ryan Jamaal Swain (Pose), Jade Ma (The Swearing Jar, Black Widow), Constanza Palavecino, Patrick Atchison and Skye Ladell.

Serving as producers are Kelli Kaye (The Perfect Mark), Rachel Morgan (Gothic Harvest) and Lowry. Executive producers are Marius D’Gasco and Nuri Alibay.

“I wanted to explore the dark forces lurking behind social media and how it churns young people into a lifestyle of fame, sex and dark places, sometimes forgetting their roots,” said Lowry. “I took a voyeuristic approach, using the Fayme App as a character itself, to show how far outside their comfort zone someone would be willing to go to reach the elusive goal of one million followers, and the lucrative benefits that will follow”.

“It’s a timely, cautionary tale that will resonate with a wide audience,” said Alexandra Cocean, Voltage EVP of international sales and distribution. “Harvey has made a provocative thriller that exposes the darker side of the influencer world.”

Voltage’s film slate includes Roger Kumble’s adaption of YA novel Beautiful Disaster starring Dylan Sprouse and Virginia Gardner, and the sequel Beautiful Wedding, written and directed by Kumble and with the same leads, set for a 2024 release.

The roster also features YA adaptation Marked Men directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Chase Stokes, Sydney Taylor, and Alexander Ludwig and set for a 2024 release; and Aftermath directed by Patrick Lussier starring Sprouse, Mason Gooding and Dichen Lachman, which is also set for a 2024 release.

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