Nanny, a new horror film produced by Blumhouse and available exclusively on Prime Video, is the latest example of this fruitful collaboration. Having made its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, the psychological thriller will soon be made available to the entire public. The official trailer has been published by Prime Video and Blumhouse in anticipation of the film’s broad release later this year. The trailer’s eerie opening not only foreshadows impending catastrophe but also conveys the anguish that Anna Diop’s Aisha feels at being separated from her kid. As the family Aisha would be working for is introduced, the tone becomes slightly more positive.
Soon, Aisha is thrust into the heart of a bizarre occurrence, and the film follows the formula of previous horror films by taking a sharp turn for the worst. The trailer boasts a harrowing score and a sequence of breathtaking graphics, challenging viewers to not miss a single second of the film. Nanny is about Aisha, a new immigrant to the United States, who accepts a position as a nanny for a wealthy family. Aisha is “increasingly unsettled by the family’s tumultuous home life” since she is missing her son and the opportunities she had hoped her new job in Senegal would provide them.
The life she has worked so hard to build is threatened while she waits for her son to arrive in the United States. The film Nanny premiered at Sundance, where it received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Nikyatu Jusu, the film’s writer and director, took home the prestigious U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. This is also Jusu’s first picture in which he has served as director. Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Spector, Sinqua Walls, Rose Decker, Leslie Uggams, and Zephani Idoko also feature in the movie alongside Diop.
Stay Gold Pictures’ Daniela Taplin Lundberg and Nikkia Moulterie are the show’s producers, with Maria Zuckerman of Topic Studios and Grace Lay and Sumalee Montano of LinLay Productions serving as executive producers. Jusu released a statement expressing her delight at the film’s purchase, which read: “It’s satisfying to have my debut picture, “Nanny,” among Amazon’s collection of thought-provoking and classic films. I’m thrilled to be a part of a team that sits at the crossroads of risky subject matter and indie filmmaking, especially given Blumhouse’s prominence in the horror genre. I’m crossing my fingers that this purchase is a sign that they’ll keep being courageous and inviting in fresh perspectives.” Movie theatres will be the first to show “Nanny” on November 23, and Prime Video will be the first to stream it on December 16.