Overview

• Zach Cregger is directing and co-writing the film with Shay Hatten, promising a return to the franchise’s survival-horror roots.
• The release date is set for September 18, 2026 at Sony’s Columbia Pictures, with Constantin Film, Vertigo Entertainment and PlayStation Productions producing.
• Austin Abrams is confirmed to star as Bryan, an organ courier whose late-night delivery to Raccoon City General Hospital spirals into a monstrous outbreak.
• Industry scooper Daniel Richtman revealed a logline describing tentacle-based mutations and bio-engineered monstrosities, but Sony has yet to verify these plot details.
• Additional casting, including reports that Mikey Madison is in talks, remains subject to official announcements as pre-production continues in Europe.