Upcoming film by Renny Harlin
The Strangers – Chapter 3 Directed by Renny Harlin Written by Alan R. Cohen Alan Freedland Based on Characters byBryan Bertino [ 1] Produced by Starring Cinematography José David Montero Edited by Michelle Harrison Music by Production company
Fifth Element Productions
Distributed by Lionsgate Release date
February 6, 2026 (2026-02-06 ) Country United States Language English
The Strangers – Chapter 3 is an upcoming Americanhorror film directed byRenny Harlin . It serves as the fifth film inThe Strangers film series , and the final installment of astandalone trilogy followingChapter 1 (2024) andChapter 2 (2025). The film starsMadelaine Petsch ,Gabriel Basso ,Ema Horvath , andRichard Brake .
The Strangers – Chapter 3 is scheduled to be released in the United States byLionsgate on February 6, 2026.
Principal photography on all three films commenced in September 2022 inBratislava, Slovakia [ 3] andwrapped in November 2022.[ 4] [ 5] Following the release of the first installment,The Strangers: Chapter 2 andThe Strangers: Chapter 3 underwent a month of additional photography to rework the film with audience feedback from the first film in mind.[ 6] Three weeks of the reshoots were devoted toChapter 3 .[ 7]
The Strangers – Chapter 3 is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 6, 2026.[ 8]
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