Here is the trailer for NEVER AFTER DARK, the new supernatural thriller from filmmaker Dave Boyle. The film will open in theaters Fall 2026 and recently premiered at the 2026 SXSW Film Festival.
NEVER AFTER DARK follows Airi (Moeka Hoshi), a wandering medium who spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. When she’s summoned to an isolated country house, she encounters a grotesque apparition with abilities unlike anything she has ever faced. As Airi digs deeper into the home’s past, a buried secret emerges — and she soon finds herself hunted by a far more unpredictable force. For the first time, her greatest threat is not the supernatural, but the living.
The film is produced by Signal 181, the Tokyo‑based company founded by actor‑producer Kento Kaku and director Dave Boyle, following the global success of their Netflix hit HOUSE OF NINJAS, which debuted in 2024 and quickly reached #1 on Netflix’s Global Top Ten. Their mission to bridge Japan and the United States is reflected in the company’s name, combining the countries’ calling codes (+1 and 81).
Starring
- Moeka Hoshi
- Kento Kaku
- Kurumi Inagaki
- Mutsuo Yoshioka
- Bokuzo Masana
- Tae Kimura
Directed by
- Dave Boyle
Written by
- Dave Boyle
Producers
- Dave Boyle
- Kento Kaku
- Kosuke Tsutsumi
Executive Producers
- Todd Brown
- Aram Tertzakian
- Nate Bolotin
- Maxime Cottray
- Toshiyuki Suzuki
Cinematographer
- Patrick Ouziel
Editor
- Chieko Suzaki
Production Designer
- Yuji Hayashida
Sound
- Natsuko Inoue
Music
- Jonathan Snipes
Additional Crew
- Costume Designer: Arata Kobayashi
- Supervising Sound Editor / Re‑Recording Mixer: Carlos Sanches, C.A.S.
