Overview
- IFC and Shudder acquired North American and U.K. rights to Saccharine ahead of its world premiere, with a 2026 theatrical release planned before streaming on Shudder.
- The film follows a lovelorn medical student haunted after taking part in a macabre weight‑loss craze, with Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald and Madeleine Madden starring.
- Shudder acquisitions chief Emily Gotto negotiated the agreement with XYZ Films on behalf of the filmmakers.
- Saccharine is produced by Carver Films and Thrum Films, financed by Screen Australia with support from XYZ Films, IPR.VC, Stan and VicScreen, and produced by Natalie Erika James, Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw.
- The feature bows in Sundance’s Midnight section this week, then heads to Berlin’s Berlinale Special in February, with Maslow handling Australia’s theatrical release before a later launch on Stan.