Sick trailer: Kevin Williamson’s pandemic slasher reaches Peacock next week

John Hyams, director of the very cool 2020 thriller Alone, has teamed up with Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson to bring us the pandemic slasher Sick, which is set in April of 2020. Right after the world shut down due to Covid-19. Sick is set to be released through the Peacock streaming service on Friday, January 13th – and a trailer for the film can be seen in the embed above!

Scripted by Katelyn Crabb (who was credited as Williamson’s assistant on Scream 2022) from a story by Williamson, Sick takes place when the country locks down due to the pandemic and college student Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think.

The film stars Gideon Adlon (The Craft: Legacy), Dylan Sprayberry (Teen Wolf), Jane Adams (She Dies Tomorrow), Marc Menchaca (Ozark), Charla Bocchicchio (Stalker), Bethlehem Million (And Just Like That…), Duane Stephens (Evil Angel), Jihae Song (Prescription for Love), Logan Murphy (Chicago Med), Alireza Mirmontazeri (Avocado Toast), Aarman Touré (The Housewives of the North Pole), and newcomer Kimberlee Kraczek.

Williamson produced Sick with Bill Block and Ben Fast. Andrew Golov executive produced alongside line producer Michael J. Zampino.

Hyams’ other directing credits include Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, and episodes of Z Nation, Black Summer, The Originals, and Legacies. He was attached to direct a remake of Maniac Cop for a long time, but it’s looking like that is never going to make it into production.

I was sold on Sick as soon as I heard that Hyams and Williamson’s names were on it, but I’m looking forward to it even more after watching the trailer. This one looks very entertaining to me. What did you think of the Sick trailer? Will you be watching this movie when it reaches Peacock next week? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

Peacock was home to the recent camp slasher They/Them, and recently gave a full-season commitment (with a penalty if they don’t do a season 2) to a Friday the 13th series called Crystal Lake.