They Will Kill You, originally released on March 27, 2026, has now officially made its OTT debut, and it wastes no time dropping its lead into chaos. The story revolves around Zazie Beetz as ‘Asia Reaves’, an ex-con trying to rebuild her life who takes a housekeeping job inside a Manhattan high-rise known as The Virgil. However, things take a turn when she finds herself trapped in a closed community where people do not stay dead. While the story itself has been addictive, did you know it was inspired by true events?
They Will Kill You is a genre mash-up that was born from a real-life experience
They Will Kill You is the story of a desperate woman who takes on the job as a housekeeper in a very mysterious-looking apartment. However, it’s not long before she realises that she is being targeted by a Satanic cult. While the film itself is gripping, its director, Kirill Sokolov, who co-wrote it with Alex Litvak, revealed to Den of Geek that it’s sort of a true story. He recalled how he and his wife rented an apartment on the 16th floor of a building, only to realise there were only two people in the building under 65. He was quoted as saying:
“I started renovating the kitchen, and behind a cabinet I found a huge hall leading into my neighbour’s apartment. My wife and I started a running joke: ‘We live in the middle of a cult, one night we’ll wake up, and they’ll be around our bed in cloaks and masks, and they’ll sacrifice us’ Then I watched Rosemary’s Baby and realised, ‘Oh my God, I was in that building! I was in that same situation.’ Okay, it wasn’t enough to bring the Antichrist into the world, but that’s how this movie appeared.”
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