Warner Bros. has announced the Your Monster Max release date for Vertical’s latest horror romantic comedy, starring Scream VI‘s Melissa Barrera. Since making its debut last October, the film has garnered positive reviews from critics and audiences. It currently holds a Certified Fresh rating of 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 88 reviews.
“The film tells the story of the soft-spoken actor Laura Franco, who is dumped by her longtime boyfriend while recovering from surgery and retreats to her childhood home to recover,” reads the official synopsis. “With her future looking bleak, insult is added to injury when Laura discovers her ex is staging a musical that she helped him develop. But out of these gut-wrenching life changes emerges a monster (Tommy Dewey) with whom she finds a connection, encouraging Laura to follow her dreams, open her heart and fall in love with her inner rage.”
When is the Your Monster Max release date?
Your Monster will be available for streaming starting on Friday, January 24, exclusively on Max. It will then be followed by its broadcast debut on HBO on Saturday, January 25. In addition to Barrera, the cast also includes Tommy Dewey as Monster, Edmund Donovan as Jacob Sullivan, Kayla Foster as Mazie Silverberg, Meghann Fahy as Jackie Dennon, Ikechukwu Ufomadu as Don McBride, Brandon Victor Dixon as Will, Taylor Trensch as Scotty, and more.
The film was written and directed by Caroline Lindy, based on her 2019 short film. It was produced by Kayla Foster, Lindy, Kira Carstensen, Melanie Donkers and Shannon Reilly. The creative team also consist of cinematographer Will Stone, editor Daysha Broadway, and editor Jon Higgins.