The Woman in the Yard is a 2025 American horror thriller film directed by Jaume Collette-Serra from a screenplay by Sam Stefanak. The film is set to be released in the United States on March 28, 2025.
After surviving a car accident in which she loses her husband (Russell Hornsby), Ramona (Daniel Deadwyler) is seriously injured and has to take care of their 14-year-old son ( alonePeyton Jackson) and 6-year-old daughter (Estella Kahiha) on their rural farm. One day a mysterious woman dressed in black (Okwi Okpokwasili), appears on the lawn in front of their home and delivers an ominous warning: "Today is the day." The locals don't know where she came from, who she is, what she wants, or when she will leave.
In February 2024, it was announced that Universal Pictures and Blumhouse are developing a horror thriller titled "„The Woman in the Yard„". Jaume Collette-Serra was hired to direct, and Sam Stefanak was the screenwriter. Danielle Deadwyler was cast in the lead role. In April 2024, Okwi Okpokwasili and Russell Hornsby joined the cast, and in May of the same year, Peyton Jackson and Estella Kahihah joined.
Principal photography begins on April 26, 2024. The film is the first major production to be shot at the studios. Athena in Athens, Georgia. Filming also took place in the nearby town of Bostwick, Georgia.
