Killer Whale
Killer Whale is a 2026 survival thriller film directed by Jo-Anne Brechin and written by Brechin and Katharine McPhee. The film stars Virginia Gardner, Mel Jarnson, and Mitchell Hope. The plot follows two best friends who find themselves trapped in a remote lagoon with a vengeful orca.
Plot
Maddie, a talented cellist, is struggling to recover from a tragedy in which her friend Chad died protecting her during a robbery. A gun misfire during the robbery also left Maddie with hearing loss for which she uses hearing aids. To help her heal, her best friend Trish, a PhD student studying gene editing and social media influencer, surprises her with a luxury vacation to Thailand.
More details
| author | Jo-Anne Brechin Katharine McPhee |
|---|---|
| director | Jo-Anne Brechin |
| editor | Ahmad Halimi |
| genre | horror thriller |
| keywords | ambush best friend break in cello endpin climb cremation stone debt edit empty seat endpin flashlight float force haunt hear held captive horrify inflatable islet jet ski morning oyster paddle parting stone placement debt plastic bag rescue rid rock sea stack seclude so social media influencer sos sign struggle swim thailand water park waterproof waterproof phone |
| musicBy | Angela Little |
| producer | Kylie Pascoe Lionel Hicks Steve Jaggi |
| productionCompany | Head Gear Films Jaggi Entertainment Metrol Technology |
| publisher | Lionsgate Rialto Distribution |
| theme | survival |