Love, transformation, and terror collide in Together, the upcoming horror thriller starring real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie. Written and directed by Michael Shanks in his feature debut, the film follows a couple at a crossroads in their relationship as they move to the countryside—only to be corrupted by an unnatural force that threatens their love, their minds, and even their flesh.
Now, NEON has unveiled a cryptic new teaser, and while it reveals little about the entity at the heart of the film, it sets the stage for a deeply unsettling, visually arresting horror experience.
A Love Story Spiraling Into Horror
The teaser opens with Tim (Franco) and Millie (Brie) settling into their new home in the countryside, accompanied by a melancholic piano melody. But as the piano intensifies, the idyllic scene begins to unravel. Strange images of dogs, haunting glimpses of possession, and flashes of twisted transformations create a sense of deep unease. In fact, only two lines of dialogue break the eerie silence:
Tim: “I love you.”
Millie: “I love you too”.
The simplicity of these words, set against the backdrop of escalating horror, only adds to the film’s unsettling mystery.
A Sundance Sensation Turned Bidding War Prize
Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival’s Midnight section—a coveted slot reserved for the most daring and disturbing horror films—Together immediately ignited a frenzy among audiences and critics alike.
Early reviews praised the film as a wildly entertaining, humorous blend of body horror and relationship drama, applauding Franco and Brie’s powerful performances, Shanks’ sharp and unsettling script, alongside the film’s uniquely eerie take on love, codependency, and transformation
With a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score (from 44 reviews at the time of writing), the film sparked a fierce bidding war among major studios, including A24, Apple TV+, Searchlight Pictures, and Amazon MGM Studios. Ultimately, NEON emerged victorious, acquiring the film for a staggering $17 million—one of the biggest deals in Sundance history.
NEON’s Masterclass In Mystery Marketing
If this teaser proves anything, it’s that NEON is once again crafting a brilliant, slow-burn marketing campaign. Much like the studio’s cryptic rollout for Longlegs, which deliberately hid Nicolas Cage’s eerie serial killer character, Together is relying on mystery, atmosphere, and psychological dread to pull audiences in.
Given its preexisting buzz, high-profile acquisition, and a chillingly effective teaser, Together is set to be one of 2025’s most talked-about horror films. A film that explores love at its most intimate, and horror at its most insidious. If you haven’t already, check out the teaser above and prepare yourself for a horror hit in Together when it arrives August 1st, 2025.