Aimee Carrero Breaks Into Horror With Lionsgate’s Home Invasion Thriller

Aimee Carrero is back in thriller mode. After what Deadline called a banner year off her Apple TV+ drama Your Friends & Neighbors, the She-Ra and the Princesses of Power star is closing out the year by leading an untitled home invasion horror movie for Lionsgate that just started rolling cameras in Los Angeles.

What this one is about

Carrero plays Lorena Riveras, a mom whose entire life has narrowed to one priority: keeping her 12-year-old son safe after a recent accident. Their home security system has basically become her second set of eyes. Then the worst-case scenario hits. Masked intruders show up, and the tech that was supposed to protect them turns into a silent witness as a real-time chase unfolds through the house. It sounds tense, small-scale, and very much geared for white-knuckle suspense.

Who is behind it

• Director: Julian Labrador, making his feature debut
• Writers: Julian Labrador and Owen Egerton; revisions by Nathan Elston
• Producers: Julian Labrador and Andre Fonseca, with Tabitha Shick producing for Talking Pictures' horror label Midnight Pictures
• Executive producers: Jeff Robinov and Dan Clifton
• Studio oversight: Lauren Bixby, Scott O'Brien, and Allison Lynch for Lionsgate
• Status: In production now in Los Angeles

Aimee Carrero check-in

Beyond She-Ra, Carrero has been busy: Your Friends & Neighbors on Apple TV+, a recurring run on Prime Video's The Consultant, the action comedy Code 3, and a very sharp turn in the horror comedy The Menu. Solid track record for someone headlining a pressure-cooker thriller.

Quick take

Home invasion setups live or die on execution, but the real-time angle plus Carrero in survival mode has my attention. If you gravitate to stuff like The Strangers, Hush, See for Me, Don't Breathe, and the like, this sounds like it has the bones for a nasty little nail-biter. No title or release window yet, but it's one to keep an eye on.