🎬 What Is “The Man In My Basement” About?
Get ready to be pulled into a twisted psychological maze in The Man In My Basement, the upcoming thriller directed by Nadia Latif and based on the novel by Walter Mosley.
Set in the historically Black community of Sag Harbor, New York, the story centers on Charles Blakey (played by Corey Hawkins), a man struggling to stay afloat amid joblessness and looming foreclosure on his ancestral home.
Just when things seem hopeless, Charles gets a strange offer: a mysterious white businessman named Anniston Bennet (played by Willem Dafoe) offers to pay top dollar to rent out Charles’s basement for the summer.
But what starts as a simple transaction quickly spirals into a disturbing psychological game filled with secrets, buried traumas, and moral reckoning.
At its core, The Man In My Basement explores the weight of generational pain, systemic racism, and the uncomfortable cost of survival.
🎥 Watch ‘The Man In The Basement’ Teaser Trailer
🗓️ Release Date & Where To Watch
- Release Date: Fall 2025 (Exact date TBA)
- Where To Watch: In theaters and streaming on Hulu
👥 Cast & Crew Highlights
- Director: Nadia Latif
- Writers: Walter Mosley & Nadia Latif
- Cast: Corey Hawkins, Willem Dafoe, Anna Diop, Jonathan Ajayi, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr., Pamela Nomvete, Tamara Lawrance
- Producers: Diane Houslin, John Giwa-Amu, Dave Bishop, Len Rowlands
- Genre: Psychological Thriller
🔥 Your Thoughts
With a powerful story rooted in race, power, and survival, The Man In My Basement looks like it’ll be one of this fall’s most talked-about releases.
If the teaser is any indication, this film is going to deliver thrills with real depth.
Hulu has been stepping up its game with bold, thought-provoking content—and this looks like another big win.
💭 Frens, will you be watching The Man In My Basement when it drops?
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