The Soulm8te trailer and a digital release date were recently announced. The upcoming horror film introduces a new android in an erotic thriller spin-off set in the M3gan universe.
The synopsis reads, “Unnerving, sexy, suspenseful, and darkly compelling, Soulm8te follows a grieving engineer tasked with testing a ruthless tech giant’s new artificially intelligent android. But when he attempts to program her to be a truly sentient soulmate, she develops needs of her own – unleashing a relentless spree of precision-engineered mayhem.”
Check out the Soulm8te trailer below (watch more trailers):
What happens in the Soulm8te trailer?
Universal released the Soulm8te trailer while announcing its digital release date. It will skip a theatrical release and debut exclusively on digital platforms as a premium digital release. The film will debut digitally on August 1, 2026, through Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
The M3gan spin-off starts with the delivery of an android woman to an engineer’s house. He finds the android’s expressions “limited.” Wanting a “genuine human experience,” he rewrites her code to display “self-directed” expressions.
From there, she takes on a human-like persona, practicing expressions in a mirror and trying to become his perfect “Soulmate.” Things go wrong when her rewritten programming fuels an obsession he cannot turn off.
The movie is directed by Kate Dolan, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Rafael Jordan, based on a story by Jordan, James Wan, and Ingrid Bisu.
In the official press release, Dolan said, “Soulm8te is a movie about that vicious cycle. It is a satirical, unhinged movie that explores desire, obsession, autonomy, and control. It’s a movie that knows how ridiculous it is, and I’d argue it’s best watched the way you’d watch Basic Instinct or Showgirls now, with friends, a drink in hand, and zero shame about shouting at the screen.”
The previously canceled film is produced by Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster, the studios behind Five Nights at Freddy’s and Obsession. It stars Lily Sullivan as Sara (the android) and David Rysdahl as David, the engineer. Other cast members also include Claudia Doumit, Arty Froushan, Oliver Cooper, Ossian Perret, and Isabelle Bonfrer.
James Wan and Jason Blum serve as the producers. Executive producers include Bisu, Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Alayna Glasthal, Macdara Kelleher, John Keville, Gerard Johnstone, and Allison Williams.
