Overview
- The official trailer, spotlighted Monday by multiple outlets, has topped 18 million YouTube views as early commenters call it deeply unsettling.
- Fans spotted a 30-second “Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire” spot on Pluto TV that plays like a 1990s VHS ad and links to the film’s furniture-store setting.
- The commercial lists a phone number that reportedly returns a fax, pointing to an interactive rollout that echoes the project’s web origins.
- Chiwetel Ejiofor leads as Clark, a shop owner who finds reality-bending back rooms, with creator Kane Parsons returning to direct to preserve the series’ lo-fi look.
- Backrooms is slated for theaters on May 29, 2026, with a 1 hour 45 minute runtime and an R rating reported via IMDb and cited by AZ Central.