McAdams and O’Brien Face Off in Island Chaos with ‘Send Help’

Have you checked out the first trailer and poster for Send Help yet? It’s the new psychological thriller from Sam Raimi that blends isolation, paranoia and off-kilter humour in a way that immediately sets it apart from the usual survivor-in-peril fare. The film arrives in UK cinemas on 6 February 2026 and marks Raimi’s return to directing a fully original feature, following years of franchise work and producing duties.

The trailer introduces Rachel McAdams as Linda Liddle and Dylan O’Brien as Bradley Preston, two office colleagues whose fractious rapport becomes an existential liability when their plane goes down, leaving them stranded as the only survivors on a seemingly deserted island. What begins with the practicalities of keeping themselves alive quickly mutates into a battle of shifting control, buried resentment and uneasy cooperation. The footage hints at a film that toys with the conventions of survival thrillers through sharp tonal pivots and character tension rather than grand spectacle.

McAdams’ Linda appears to be the more resourceful of the pair, but the trailer suggests that her composure may crack under pressure. O’Brien’s Bradley, by contrast, hovers somewhere between hapless and calculating, giving their dynamic a slippery unpredictability. The material leans into psychological unease rather than overt action, teasing the kind of escalating power struggle that has long fascinated Raimi. The director’s offbeat style surfaces in clipped moments of absurdity, sudden tonal shifts and strange beats that imply the island may not be the only source of danger.

The supporting cast includes Edyll Ismail, Dennis Haysbert, Xavier Samuel, Chris Pang, Thaneth Warakulnukroh and Emma Raimi, though the trailer keeps their roles largely obscured. The script comes from Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, whose previous credits range from Friday the 13th to Baywatch, while the score is composed by Danny Elfman, reuniting with Raimi after earlier collaborations.

Send Help arrives at a time when survival thrillers continue to thrive, but Raimi’s involvement positions the project as something stranger and more character-driven. The new footage suggests a tight two-hander that slowly widens into something more chaotic as the fight for control becomes as dangerous as the environment itself.

With Raimi producing alongside Zainab Azizi and JJ Hook serving as executive producer, Send Help is set to be one of the studio’s early 2026 highlights. We’ll share more news as it comes. In the meantime, check out the trailer below!

Send Help trailer