Other Mommy India Release Date: Universal Pictures India (distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery) is set to bring a terrifying new horror film Other Mommy to cinemas on 9th October 2026. From James Wan, one of modern horror’s most influential names, and Blumhouse Atomic Monster, the studio behind Backrooms and Obsession, the film is directed by breakout genre director Rob Savage. The film stars Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain in the dual roles of Bela’s mother and the sinister entity known as “Other Mommy.”
Jay Duplass plays Bela’s father, Daddo, while Arabella Olivia Clark stars as Bela. The supporting cast includes Dichen Lachman as paranormal scientist Lois Anthony, Arian Moayed as family friend Uncle Frank, and Karen Allen as Bela’s grandmother Ruth, alongside Sean Kaufman, Adam Silver and Alec Secareanu.
Based on the bestselling novel by Josh Malerman, Other Mommy is a shocking new nightmare that follows the story of Bela, a young girl who forms a relationship with a sinister entity in her home that looks uncannily like her own mother. As the entity befriends Bela, she soon finds herself being hunted by the very presence that has entered her life.
Producer James Wan has stood at the vanguard of modern horror for more than two decades now and his passion for the genre is undimmed. Having just produced the breakout blockbuster Backrooms, Wan believes that horror is on the threshold of a thrilling new era.
“We’re at a very exciting inflection point in the horror genre, but also in cinema in general,” Wan says. “With successes like Obsession and Backrooms you are seeing the next wave of filmmaking-and the next wave of filmmakers-who are making movies and telling stories that are connecting to a whole new generation. I am so excited about where we are going because horror is such a great commentary on societal fears and societal anxieties that we can do a lot of fun things that most other genres cannot.”
As part of this new wave of horror, Wan brings Other Mommy to audiences alongside director Rob Savage, offering another fresh take on the genre with a story built around fear, paranoia and the unknown.
Get ready for a new horror experience when Other Mommy arrives in cinemas on 9th October, 2026.