Hannah Einbinder stars as Kris Williams, a 29-year-old queer filmmaker hired to revive the fictional Camp Miasma slasher series. Gillian Anderson stars as Billy Presley, the reclusive actress who played the original film's final girl. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a 2026 horror film written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. Built around a slasher-franchise reboot and distributed by MUBI, it pairs the two women in a tense creative reunion.
Table of Contents
- Who is Kris Williams?
- Who is Billy Presley?
- What brings them together?
- Who else plays key franchise figures?
- How can viewers watch it?
Who is Kris Williams?
Kris is an outsider brought in to give new life to a tired property. The Playlist describes her in its trailer coverage as a 29-year-old queer filmmaker hired after cheap sequels and fading fandom.
That assignment shapes her role. She is not a camper or victim. She is a working director trying to rebuild the fictional 1980s franchise from inside its mythology.
Who is Billy Presley?
Billy is the franchise's original survivor turned recluse. She played Camp Miasma's first final girl, then withdrew into isolated mystery.
Her return drives the present-tense story. Anderson plays Billy as wary, private, and magnetic, opposite Einbinder's ambitious filmmaker seeking access and approval.
What brings them together?
Kris travels to meet Billy at her isolated home and campground. Their collaboration turns intimate and unstable, mixing desire, fear, and delirium, according to Ragtag Cinema's listing notes.
The film uses that meeting as its engine. Reboot research becomes a close two-person exchange. Performance, memory, and horror imagery blur as they work together.
Who else plays key franchise figures?
Jack Haven plays Little Death, the franchise's trans killer. Amanda Fix plays Young Billy, while Eva Victor, Zach Cherry, Sarah Sherman, and Patrick Fischler fill supporting roles, USA Today reports in its cast breakdown.
That mix links past and present. Haven embodies the monster mythology. Fix embodies Billy's earlier self, with the ensemble surrounding the central pair.
How can viewers watch it?
Check theater and MUBI billing for the exact presentation, because listings vary on Billy versus Billie Presley and on full supporting credits. CNN notes in its release guide that U.S. viewers could watch theatrically from Aug.
7, 2026. The same guide points to MUBI streaming from Oct. 2, 2026. Use MUBI or theater billing when confirming cast names before discussing the film.