‘Apartment 7A’: Julia Garner To Star In Paramount+ Prequel To ‘Rosemary’s Baby’; Natalie Erika James To Direct

Paramount+ announced that the all-new original film Apartment 7Aa psychological thriller starring Golden Globe winner Julia Garner (Ozark) and directed by Natalie Erika James (Relic), will premiere this fall exclusively on Paramount+ in the US and in select international markets.

When a struggling, young dancer (Garner) suffers a devastating injury, she finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected, older couple promises her a shot at fame. Set in 1965 New York City, the film tells the story prior to the legendary horror classic Rosemary’s Babyexploring what happened in the apartment before Rosemary moved in.

The film also stars two-time Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest (Mayor Of Kingstown), Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe) and Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean film series). Additional supporting cast includes Marli Siu (Everything I Know About Love), Andrew Buchan (All the Money in the World), Rosy McEwen (Blue Jean) and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Wonka).

“Apartment 7A is the perfect way to kick off the Halloween season,” said Jeff Grossman, Executive Vice President, Programming, Paramount+. “Director Natalie Erika James and the prodigious creative team have crafted a chilling and clever new entry into the genre.”

Apartment 7Aa Paramount+ original movie in association with Paramount Pictures, is a Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night Production and is based on the novel Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin. Directed by Relic filmmaker Natalie Erika James, with a screen story by Skylar James and a script by Natalie Erika James & Christian White and Skylar James, the film is executive produced by Vicki Dee Rock and Alexa Ginsburg, and is produced by John Krasinski, Allyson Seeger, p.g.a, Michael Bay, Andrew Form, p.g.a, and Brad Fuller.