Several months ago, we reported that Joe Lynch would be directing an alcohol-fueled horror comedy called Buzzkill, which Bleecker Street will be releasing in 2027… but now, The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that another Buzzkill will be making its way out into the world before Lynch’s movie!
This other Buzzkill is a Tubi Original starring Siena Agudong (Sidelined: The QB and Me and its sequel), Brec Bassinger (Final Destination: Bloodlines) and Aliyah’s Interlude (English Teacher). The horror comedy will debut on the free streaming service on September 25, 2026, just in time for spooky season. Jem Garrard (R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead) directed the YA horror comedy.
What Is Buzzkill About?
Buzzkill centers on a group of sorority sisters who end up trapped with a murderer. Nora’s (Agudong) tipsy memories hold the clues to figuring out who is killing their friends, but she can only remember them when she’s drunk.
Garrard directed the movie from a screenplay by Suzanne Keilly (Slumber Party Massacre). Hailing from Blue Ice Pictures, the film counts Ryan Plachcinski, Haley Wiseman, Adam Friedlander, and Tebogo Maila as producers. Agudong, Garrard, Keilly, and Lance Samuels executive produce.
“Every day, it felt like we were coming to set just to make a movie that would make us giggle,” Agudong told The Hollywood Reporter. “And now having the film come out, it feels like we are reliving our inside jokes but with a much larger group of friends.”
The actress praised the project’s director for encouraging the cast to enjoy taking aim at typical conventions from previous slasher projects:
“When I first met with our director, Jem Garrard, to talk about Buzzkill, they gave me a watch list full of horror classics and told me to get familiar with the genre tropes because we planned to push the limits of each one. So on the day, we were all given so much freedom to play, and that was the most exciting part.”
Describing Buzzkill as “unapologetically fun and ridiculous,” Garrard adds,
“I loved Suzanne’s script and was excited by her spin on the slasher genre. Nora isn’t your traditional final girl. She screws up constantly and is spectacularly ill-equipped for what’s happening around her, but we never stop rooting for her. Siena has incredible comic instincts and brings so much heart to Nora. I couldn’t have asked for a better ensemble. Everyone brought such a distinct energy to their character, and I’m excited for audiences to meet this lovable, dysfunctional sorority.”
Buzzkill Is Not Joe Lynch’s Buzzkill
As mentioned, director Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, Suitable Flesh) is also making a horror comedy called Buzzkill. However, these are two completely different movies. Lynch’s Buzzkill is about a small Texas town terrorized by a creature that can only be seen by people who are drunk. The Tubi Buzzkill, meanwhile, is a separate YA slasher comedy about sorority sisters trapped with a murderer and a young woman whose drunken memories may hold the key to solving the killings.
So, if you came across the title Buzzkill and were wondering whether this is the Joe Lynch movie, it isn’t. The Tubi Buzzkill will be available to stream in September. Does it sound interesting to you? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
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