Innocent and sheltered, 17-year-old Hannah Packer (Ella Beatty, IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU, CIFF 2025) lives for the stage. But when she isn’t cast in her high school play, her dreams of becoming an actress seem out of reach—until she discovers Act One Studios.

Melanie Saunders (Ari Graynor, THE DISASTER ARTIST, FOR A GOOD TIME CALL...), the studio’s magnetic founder, sees something special in Hannah. A former actress herself, Melanie promises to unlock Hannah’s true potential, welcoming her into The Group, an elite collective of fiercely loyal actors preparing for a major showcase that Melanie claims will change their lives. As the line between performance and reality begins to blur, Hannah discovers just how far she’s willing to go to unlock her potential in Sophia Takal’s intense cat-and-mouse thriller.