The Strangers: Chapter 1 is a 2024 American horror film that is the third film in The Strangers film series and the first installment of an intended relaunch in the form of a standalone trilogy. It is directed by Renny Harlin, with a screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland, from a story by Bryan Bertino, the director of the first film. Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez star as a couple who come into contact with the three psychopathic masked strangers while on a road trip. Gabriel Basso and Ema Horvath also star.

Plot

Maya and her boyfriend Ryan drive across the country, celebrating their five year anniversary. Lost, they stop in a small town in Oregon called Venus. The locals disturb them and their car breaks down. The town’s mechanic, Rudy, agrees to fix their car the next morning and they are forced to stay the night in an Airbnb.