The new A24/Hulu film, “False Positive,” isn’t a feature that is easily categorized. It’s a satire, sure. It’s also a psychological thriller/horror. So, in a new behind-the-scenes look at the film, filmmaker John Lee describes it best as a “psychological satire.”
With “False Positive” arriving on Hulu this week, we’re thrilled to give our readers an exclusive look at a behind-the-scenes featurette where Lee and star Ilana Glazer break down the complexity of their new thriller. “False Positive” tells the story of a privileged white couple who become pregnant and begin to experience some creepy happenings as a result.
Joining Glazer in the cast are Justin Theroux, Pierce Brosnan, Sophia Bush, Gretchen Mol, Josh Hamilton, Lucy Walters, Sabina Gadecki, Kelly AuCoin, Taylor Ortega, Francesca Faridany, and Zainab Jah.
In our review of the film, we said, “‘False Positive’ is a captivating take on the misrepresentation of the pregnancy ‘glow.’ It’s also a promising beginning for Glazer and Lee. One hopes this is the first in a long line of cinematic offspring playing with genre and deconstructing feminine social constructs a la Jordan Peele with horror, social critique, and race.”
“False Positive” arrives on Hulu on June 25. You can watch the exclusive featurette below.
Here’s the synopsis:
After months of trying and failing to get pregnant, Lucy (Glazer) and Adrian (Theroux) finally find their dream fertility doctor in the illustrious Dr. Hindle (Brosnan). But after becoming pregnant, Lucy begins to notice something sinister through Hindle’s gleaming charm, and she sets out to uncover the unsettling truth about him, and her own “birth story.” As if getting pregnant weren’t complicated enough…