Here's the first teaser for A24's adaptation of The Backrooms

Source: Engadget

Background

Three years after announcing plans to produce a film based on the viral YouTube short The Backrooms (Found Footage), A24 has released the first teaser for its adaptation. The film, titled Backrooms, is directed by the short’s original creator, Kane Parsons, and is scheduled for release on May 29, 2026.

Teaser Details

The teaser offers little context for viewers unfamiliar with the original short or the subsequent series of videos Parsons created. It is filled with the series’ hallmark—ominous, liminal spaces. Layered over footage of increasingly strange rooms (or perhaps a single room transforming into the “platonic empty retail spaces” popularized by the short), the voice of Chiwetel Ejiofor addresses co‑star Renate Reinsve, describing a “place” he discovered that is full of rooms.

Source Material

Parsons’ original video draws inspiration from a creepypasta called “The Backrooms,” which originated on the 4chan forum in 2019. The YouTube series expanded the basic concept of a liminal space existing outside reality, adding monsters and a mysterious company researching the Backrooms. It remains unclear how much of this broader lore will appear in the feature film. Notably, the teaser omits the digital video filter that gave the YouTube short its distinctive look, suggesting Parsons may be pursuing a different visual style—especially given the film’s cast of two Oscar‑nominated actors.

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