Blumhouse and Tyler Perry Join Forces for 'Strung' — Chloe Bailey's Peacock Thriller Drops Today
Two of the biggest names in modern genre filmmaking are joining forces for the first time. Blumhouse Productions and Tyler Perry's Peachtree & Vine banner have teamed up for Strung, a psychological thriller starring Chloe Bailey that hits Peacock today, June 26.
Directed by Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip, The Best Man) from a script by Alan B. McElroy (Halloween 4, Wrong Turn), the film marks a notable convergence of Hollywood's most prolific horror and drama producers — Jason Blum and Tyler Perry — on a single project.
What Is 'Strung' About?
Strung follows Laila (Bailey), a talented young violinist who lands a tutoring job with an elite and deeply secretive family. What begins as a career-making opportunity quickly spirals into a fight for her safety and sanity when she discovers unsettling connections between her own past and the family's hidden history.
Described as a psychological thriller with horror undertones, the film plays on the tension between artistic ambition and the dark bargains that sometimes come with it.
A Cast Worth Watching
Bailey leads an impressive ensemble that spans generations of talent:
- Chloe Bailey as Laila — the rising star continues her pivot into genre work following her scene-stealing turn in Swarm
- Lynn Whitfield — the Emmy-winning veteran brings gravitas to the family dynamic
- Lucien Laviscount (Emily in Paris, Scream Queens)
- Anna Diop (Titane, Us)
- Coco Jones (Bel-Air, The Color Purple)
- Romy Woods
The Blumhouse-Perry First
The production partnership between Jason Blum and Tyler Perry is itself a headline. Two figures who have each built parallel empires — Blum through micro-budget horror dominance, Perry through his Atlanta-based studio and cross-platform storytelling empire — have circled each other for years. Strung is the first fruit of that convergence, bringing Blum's lean-and-mean genre sensibility into Perry's orbit.
Perry produced through his Peachtree & Vine banner, with Blum producing for Blumhouse. Tim Palen, Malcolm D. Lee, and Dominique Telson round out the producing team.
Behind the Camera
Malcolm D. Lee steps into psychological horror territory here, a stylistic shift from the comedies and ensemble dramas he's best known for. It's not his first genre detour — he directed the horror-comedy The Blackening (which Blumhouse also produced) — but Strung leans harder into straight tension and atmosphere.
The film's score comes from a fascinating pairing: Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest and composer Adrian Younge. Their collaborative soundtrack work (The Midnight Hour, Luke Cage) brings a layered, genre-blending quality that should amplify the film's uneasy mood.
From Cape Town to Peacock
Principal photography took place in Cape Town, South Africa, beginning in March 2025 — an unusual location for a stateside psychological thriller that adds a distinct visual texture to the film.
Strung premiered at the American Black Film Festival on May 27, where it opened the festival's 30th anniversary edition, before arriving on Peacock today.
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