Michelle Dockery‘s new horror Please Don’t Free the Children is now available to stream in the UK.
The film from director Destry Allyn Spielberg has been added to Tubi’s catalogue and can be watched for free in the UK starting from today.
Written by Paul Bertino, Please Don’t Feed the Children promises a “chilling experience” for horror fans.
The movie follows a group of orphans seeking refuge after the country’s adult population has been wiped out by a mysterious virus. When they find a house in the middle of nowhere, the gang think it’s their chance to get some supplies and perhaps a place to sleep for the night but boy, are they wrong.
The trailer sees Dockery’s character open the door and invite the kids in after some initial resistance. When her expression morphs into an affected smile, you can tell things are about to go awry.
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Cast for the movie includes Only Murders in the Building star Zoe Colletti and Better Call Saul’s Giancarlo Esposito, with Andrew Liner, Dean Scott Vazquez, Regan Aliyah, Emma Meisel, Josh Melnick, and Vernon Davis also featuring.
The film had its world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival in October 2024 and will now have its wider release on Tubi, being available in the UK, US and Canada.
Those who are used to seeing Dockery in the role of Lady Mary Crawley in Downton Abbey will be delighted — and a tad shocked — to meet her vicious villain in this one.
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Weighing in on the central turn in Please Don’t Feed the Children, Punch Drunk Critics‘ review described Dockery’s as a creepy performance that anchored the film.
“The post-apocalyptic pandemic thriller is as much a horror movie as it is a road trip film and a coming-of-age story, anchored by a creepy lead performance by Michelle Dockery,” the review reads, also praising the star’s chemistry with Esposito.
Please Don’t Feed the Children is available to stream on Tubi.
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Stefania is a freelance writer specialising in TV and movies. After graduating from City University, London, she covered LGBTQ+ news and pursued a career in entertainment journalism, with her work appearing in outlets including Little White Lies, The Skinny, Radio Times and Digital Spy.
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