Overview
- The film begins streaming October 22 on Hulu and Disney+ and carries an MPA R rating for strong/bloody violence, sexual content and language.
- Directed by Michelle Garza Cervera and written by Micah Bloomberg from Amanda Silver’s screenplay, it stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Caitlin Morales and Maika Monroe as nanny Polly Murphy.
- The reimagining shifts the setting to present-day Los Angeles, embraces a slower burn, and expands character backstories while keeping the core nanny–family dynamic.
- Early reviews praise Winstead’s performance and the modernization of the original’s misogynistic framing, while noting familiar thriller contrivances and heavy foreshadowing.
- Coverage also points to themes of queer identity and class tension that complicate the relationship between the two central women.