Overview

• An exclusive first-look trailer for Good Boy debuted on August 18, showcasing chilling scenes from the film’s dog-perspective horror.
• Good Boy follows Indy, a dog who detects an unseen malevolent force in a rural house and must protect his owner Todd from supernatural threats.
• Indy earned the inaugural “Howl of Fame” award at the SXSW Film & TV Festival where the film premiered in March.
• IFC and Shudder acquired distribution rights to the 73-minute feature and confirmed its theatrical release for October 3, 2025.
• Director Ben Leonberg and co-writer Alex Cannon crafted the film to emphasize realistic canine behavior rather than anthropomorphism.