Merry Christmas! Universal has gifted all of us with the trailer forJordan Peele’s new movieUs. The home invasion thriller has been cloaked in mystery, but last week we got a new synopsis of sorts from EW:
The story is set in the present day and follows Adelaide and Gabe Wilson (Lupita Nyong’oandWinston Duke) as they take their kids to Adelaide’s old childhood beachside home in Northern California for the summer. After a day at the beach with the Tyler family (which includesElisabeth MossandTim Heidecker), Adelaide — who’s haunted by a lingering trauma from her past — becomes increasingly more paranoid that something bad will happen to her family. As night falls, the Wilsons see four figures holding hands and standing silently at the bottom of their driveway…
The images alone have been incredibly creepy, but what Peele has done both with his comedy and his horror shows that he’s thinking ten steps ahead with his storytelling. Although “home invasion thriller” might be the logline, Peele has shown he has a lot on his mind with his movies, and I expectUsto be no different.
This is a fantastic trailer in that it actually tells us very little about the film, but still showcases a ton of evocative imagery—which isn’t surprising given that Peele worked withIt FollowscinematographerMike Gioulakison this film. You’re drawn in and immediately have questions (Peele answeredsomeof them), but I’m enjoying being in this current state in which nothing is answered, and thus the possibilities are endless.
No doubt there’s more onUs’s mind than simply scaring audiences, just likeGet Out, but Peele has said this film isnotabout race, so I’m curious to see what themes the film is playing with. Obviously it appears to be drawing on the “you’re your own worst enemy” idea, and I’ll also be curious to see how similar to film ends up being to the “Rest and Ricklaxation” episode ofRick and Morty. For now,Usremains one of my most anticipated films of 2019 and this trailer only increased my desire to see it ASAP.
Check out theUstrailer below. The film also starsYahya Abdul-Mateen II,Anna Diop,Evan Alex,Shahadi Wright Joseph,Madison Curry,Cali Sheldon, andNoelle Sheldon.Usopens in theaters on June 22, 2025.
Here’s the official synopsis for Us:
After sending shockwaves across contemporary culture and setting a new standard for provocative, socially-conscious horror films with his directorial debut,Get Out, Academy Award®-winning visionary Jordan Peele returns with another original nightmare that he has written, directed and produced.
Set in present day along the iconic Northern California coastline,Us, from Monkeypaw Productions, stars Oscar® winner Lupita Nyong’o as Adelaide Wilson, a woman returning to her beachside childhood home with her husband, Gabe (Black Panther’s Winston Duke), and their two children (Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex) for an idyllic summer getaway. Haunted by an unexplainable and unresolved trauma from her past and compounded by a string of eerie coincidences, Adelaide feels her paranoia elevate to high-alert as she grows increasingly certain that something bad is going to befall her family. After spending a tense beach day with their friends, the Tylers (Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon), Adelaide and her family return to their vacation home. When darkness falls, the Wilsons discover the silhouette of four figures holding hands as they stand in the driveway.
Uspits an endearing American family against a terrifying and uncanny opponent: doppelgängers of themselves. Writer and director Peele produces for his Monkeypaw Productions alongside Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, and Monkeypaw’s Ian Cooper. Us will be released by Universal Pictures on Friday, August 07, 2025.
