The Deliverance: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the Lee Daniels horror movie

Horror/Thriller movies continue to have a moment in 2024, as The Deliverance gets in line to join other 2024 new movies like The Watchers , A Quiet Place: Day One and Longlegs .

Inspired by a true story, The Deliverance follows the harrowing tale of a mother as she moves her children into a new home for a fresh start only to find herself battling occurrences of the supernatural realm. If that doesn’t prompt you to watch, then perhaps knowing Lee Daniels took to the director’s chair for the project and it features four of the most well-known actresses of our day will.

Here’s everything we know about The Deliverance.

The Deliverance release date

The Deliverance debuts in select theaters in the US on August 16 before premiering on Netflix in both the US and UK on August 30. Those hoping to watch the movie online need a subscription to the streaming service. Currently, Netflix offers several options for would-be subscribers. By the way, be sure to check out what else is new on Netflix .

The Deliverance plot

Here is the synopsis of The Deliverance as spelled out by Netflix’s Tudum:

"Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children. Inspired by a true story, The Deliverance is directed by Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels ( Precious ) and stars Andra Day, Glenn Close, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Mo’Nique in a genre-defying take on darkness, possession, and finding a higher power."

The Deliverance cast

As previously mentioned, The Deliverance has an all-star cast featuring highly esteemed actresses. At the forefront are Andra Day and Glenn Close. Day is a Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee for her film The United States vs. Billie Holiday , and she’s also starred in things like We the People and Exhibiting Forgiveness .

Close is an Emmy-winning actress for her roles in Damages and Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story , an eight-time Oscar nominee for projects like Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons and she recently starred in Heart of Stone and The New Look .

Day and Close are joined by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Mo’Nique. Ellis Taylor received an Oscar nomination for her performance in King Richard and stars in the new film, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat . Mo’Nique won an Academy Award for Precious and was recently in another horror/thriller, The Reading .

The Deliverance trailer

Check out the haunting trailer for the movie below.

Lee Daniels

Lee Daniels hardly needs an introduction, as he’s one of Hollywood’s most well-known directors of the day. While he earned his Academy Award nomination for Precious , he’s earned rave reviews for several of his projects. Here’s a list of the Empire co-creator’s full-length feature films:

• Shadowboxer (2005)
• Precious (2009)
• The Paperboy (2012)
• The Butler (2013)
• The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)