Viewers can watch a clumsy Sport of Thrones reunion film from the consolation of their dwelling.
Seven years after the hit fantasy collection ended, Sophie Turner and Package Harington reunited for a brand new Gothic horror film, The Dreadful. Whereas they beforehand portrayed Stark’s half-siblings/cousins, the duo could have a wholly new dynamic, as they painting daring lovers. As some audiences are feeling cringed, the celebrities have additionally admitted that the expertise has been “bizarre.”
Though The Dreadful was launched in choose theaters on February 20, audiences even have the chance to look at the horror film from dwelling by way of video-on-demand. It may be rented for $6.99 or purchased for $14.00 on streaming websites like Prime Video or Fandango at Dwelling.
The digital launch could also be a worthwhile choice, provided that Turner and Harington kiss in The Dreadful. Each have described the “bizarre” expertise intimately, with the Sansa Stark actor recalling the “retching” intimate scene: “It’s the primary kissing scene, and we’re each retching. Like, actually, it’s vile. It was the worst.”
Harington additionally shared the “barely embarrassing” feeling of kissing his former Sport of Thrones co-star since he needed to “get on an apple field to kiss her as a result of she’s a few foot taller than me. However apart from that, my dignity was fairly intact.” Turner is reportedly an inch taller than Harington.
The Dreadful facilities on Anne (Turner) and her mother-in-law (Marcia Homosexual Harden), who dwell a secluded and poverty-stricken life outdoors society throughout the Warfare of the Roses. Nonetheless, their quiet family is intensified when a thriller knight (Harington) from Anne’s previous returns to create havoc.
The opinions of The Dreadful have been combined to poor, and it at the moment has a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Regardless of robust performances from the solid, particularly Harden, and robust themes of isolation, id, and religion, the film suffers from bland storytelling, sluggish pacing, and an unsatisfactory last act.
Nonetheless, audiences now have a possibility to provide their verdict on the Gothic horror, because the Popcornmeter is at the moment unavailable.
Natasha Kemani wrote and directed The Dreadful, which is identical Shin Buddhist parable that impressed the Japanese film Onibana. Regardless of the documented awkward interplay, Turner, who can also be the film’s producer, really useful her co-star for the function.
Since Sport of Thrones ended with season 8, Harington and Turner discovered new alternatives in each films and TV. Harington featured in films like Eternals, Child Ruby, The Beast Inside, and The Household Plan 2, whereas becoming a member of the Trade solid in season 3 with a lead function.
Turner has primarily featured in TV reveals, with main roles in Steal and Joan. She additionally appeared in films like Belief and Netflix’s Do Revenge. Very quickly, the actor will turn out to be the third actor to painting Lara Croft in Amazon’s live-action Tomb Raider, which can be her largest function but since Sansa Stark. The present is at the moment filming, with a primary look already revealed by Prime Video.
Till then, audiences have no less than one film to look at involving a Sport of Thrones reunion.
The Dreadful is now out there in choose theaters and on digital.
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February 20, 2026
- Runtime
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94 Minutes
- Director
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Natasha Kermani
Forged
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Catherine McDonough
Morwen
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