The Shepherd is an upcoming American horror thriller film directed by John Hyams from a screenplay written by Alexander Gustaveson, starring David Dastmalchian and Georgina Campbell. The film will be released in the United States in 2026 by Magnolia Pictures.
In Nevada, a young woman in labor is on the run from her abusive ex. She hitches a ride through the desert with a frightening stranger, only to realize he's on a mission to destroy the mysterious cargo resting in the backseat.
On May 7, 2025, Variety reported that David Dastmalchian and Georgina Campbell will star in the horror-thriller The Shepherd, directed by John Hyams from a screenplay written by Alexander Gustaveson. The film is produced by Spooky Pictures and Image Nation and financed by Anton and Image Nation. The Shepherd reunites the producers from Late Night with the Devil (2023) (starring Dastmalchian), Steven Schneider and Roy Lee, along with Ben Cornwell, Jordan Foley and Nick Smith for Paperclip Ltd., and Jonathan Rosenthal and Sébastien Raybaud for Anton. Dastmalchian (for his Good Fiend Films company) and Campbell also serve as executive producers. That same month, Anton launched sales for the film at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. In late November 2025, Matthew Patrick Davis revealed that he had joined the cast.
Principal photography began in Las Cruces, New Mexico on November 1, 2025, and it is scheduled to wrap on March 8, 2026.
The film will be released in the United States in 2026 by Magnolia Pictures.