Lisa Kudrow, Brian Cox Get Stuck in Haunted House in Trailer for Horror-Comedy ‘The Parenting'
Lisa Kudrow and Brian Cox face a fate even worse than time with their families in the trailer for the horror-comedy movie The Parenting.
The poltergeist feature from director Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins) is set to begin streaming via Max on March 13. Edie Falco, Dean Norris, Nik Dodani, Brandon Flynn, Vivian Bang and Parker Posey round out the ensemble cast.
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The Parenting centers on Rohan (Dodani) and Josh (Flynn), a young gay couple who plan a weekend getaway with their families at a country home before realizing that the abode appears to be inhabited by a demon.
'There is something really bad happening in this house,' Flynn declares in the trailer. 'I'm stuck in a haunted house with my fucking parents.'
The trailer shows the characters finding an unusual method of subduing a possessed dog. Additionally, Cox is seen strolling naked through the house for reasons that remain unclear.
Johnson helmed the movie from a script by Kent Sublette. Chris Bender and Jake Weiner serve as producers for the project that hails from Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.
Kudrow is known for her role on Friends and for recent credits that include the 2024 streaming projects Time Bandits from Apple TV+ and No Good Deed from Netflix.
Cox, who starred on HBO's Succession until it signed off in 2023, is also known for voice roles in such movies as last year's animated feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and the forthcoming Netflix film The Electric State.
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