Forbidden Fruits teaser: Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung to star in witch-cult thriller
Forbidden Fruits, directed by Meredith Alloway, introduces a star-studded cast in a horror film centered around a witch cult hidden within a mall store. It stars Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung and Victoria Pedretti.
Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti and Alexandra Shipp Title forbidden fruitAn upcoming horror feature from Independent Film Company and Shudder, which recently released its first teaser. The preview sets the tone for a strange, stylish, and sinister tale centered on a witch cult hidden in the most unexpected place, the basement of a shopping mall. With its star-studded cast and offbeat premise, the 2026 release is already generating early buzz.
The story follows a secret after-hours coven operating beneath a retail store, where Apple, Cherry and Fig preside over a bizarre brotherhood – until new hire Pumpkin disrupts the carefully constructed hierarchy. The teaser offers a glimpse inside this underground world, highlighting boiling tensions, fractured loyalties and a cult built on performance and power.
forbidden fruit It is the feature directorial debut of Meredith Alloway, who co-wrote the screenplay with Lily Houghton. The group expanded further with the addition of Gabrielle Union and Emma Chamberlain. Although the film doesn’t have a confirmed release date yet, the arrival of the teaser has already piqued the curiosity of horror fans and followers of its high-profile cast.
Watch the teaser here:
According to the official synopsis, “Free Eden employee Apple secretly runs a witchy female cult with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig in the basement of an after-hours mall store. But when new employee Pumpkin challenges their demonstrative brotherhood, the women are forced to confront their own poison or fall victim to a bloody fate.”
The teaser also hints at psychological warfare as Apple and Pumpkin, portrayed by Reinhart and Tung, attempt to turn the alliance against each other. The film is produced by Mason Novick, Diablo Cody, Trent Hubbard and Mary Anne Waterhouse.
Reinhart is widely recognized for her role as Betty Cooper RiverdaleWhile Tung leads the hit teen series I became beautiful in summerPedretti has become a favorite genre with his performances You And hill house hauntAnd Shipp has received praise for his work barbie And straight out of compton,