The Damned: The Cast, Trailer, Release date, and Everything they Know About the Horror Movie

The horror film The Damned is scheduled to be one of the first films released in 2025, thus the year is off to a spooky start. The terrifying story will also serve as many people’s first exposure to director Thordur Palsson, who directs his first feature film.

The Damned, which debuted at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival and generated a lot of hype, seeks to increase interest in the Iceland-set horror film, which stars a number of up-and-coming actors and a familiar figure from the Game of Thrones cast.

The Damned Release Date

The Damned, which opens exclusively in US theatres on January 3, means that moviegoers won’t have to wait long for the first official new film of 2025. It appears that the film will then be released in the UK on January 10th, one week later.

Although it will soon be joined by other 2025 new films, such as Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, Presence, Wolf Man, and others, it is now the only film with a January 3 US release date.

The Damned Cast

The Damned features a female protagonist, as is common in horror films. In this instance, Odessa Young portrays a character named Eva. Young’s most notable prior credits were the 2024 film The Order, the TV miniseries The Stand, and The Staircase.

The film stars Joe Cole, another rising talent. His earlier works include Gangs of London, A Small Light, and Nightsleeper.

Lewis Gribben (Masters of the Air), Francis Magee (The Tourist), Turlough Convery (Slow Horses season 4), Mícheál Óg Lane (Calvary), Rory McCann (Game of Thrones), and Siobhan Finneran (Downton Abbey) round out the cast.

The Damned Plot

“In this atmospheric period drama set in the 19th century, Eva, a young widow, faces an impossible choice when a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing village during a cruel winter. With their food supplies dwindling, Eva and her town must decide whether to rescue the shipwrecked sailors or let them perish to ensure their own survival. As the consequences of their actions begin to manifest, the villagers find themselves grappling with the weight of their decisions and the mounting unease that permeates their close-knit community.”

Jamie Hannigan wrote the script, however Palsson is given credit for the story.