Overview
- The film is streaming exclusively on Hulu as of Oct. 22, 2025, and is rated R for some strong/bloody violence, sexual content and language.
- Critics frequently praise Maika Monroe and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, while pointing to a slow-burn approach and a graphic final act.
- Early aggregation shows a Rotten Tomatoes critics score around 54% based on roughly two dozen reviews, indicating a split reaction.
- Director Michelle Garza Cervera frames the project as a rework rather than a retread, with deeper backstories, moral gray areas and a prominent queer subtext.
- Updates include a present-day Los Angeles setting, a delayed reveal of the nanny’s motives, and a class-conscious lens that shifts the audience’s alignment.