The Fostered – A Chilling New Thriller Debuts This Week
Available on Digital and On Demand starting June 24, 2025
🎬 Synopsis
After their parents’ tragic murder-suicide, twin sisters are taken in by a gentle foster mother and her resentful husband. As tensions rise in the dysfunctional household, it becomes unclear whether the real danger comes from the cruel foster father—or from the girls themselves.
“Don’t be afraid of what you see… Be afraid of what you don’t!”
⭐ Review
The Fostered is a tense, slow-burning psychological thriller that explores grief, trauma, and the thin line between victim and threat. Following the horrific loss of their parents, twin sisters find themselves in the care of a seemingly kind foster mother, Amy, and her cold, volatile husband, Kevin.
Directors Gunnar Garrett and Ritchie Greer build a suffocating atmosphere, using dim lighting and claustrophobic spaces to mirror the emotional intensity inside the home. Real-life twins Serena and Savina Perey deliver eerie, pitch-perfect performances that keep the audience guessing. Are they survivors—or something more sinister?
The film thrives on emotional ambiguity and psychological tension. It refuses easy answers and leans into moral complexity. Is this a tale of children in danger, or is something darker lurking behind their wide eyes?
With its haunting tone and loaded silences, The Fostered is a psychological puzzle that lingers long after the credits roll.
*The author was contacted for an honest review of this film and received a screener link. The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to her.
🎥 Film Details
Written by: Gunnar Garrett
Directed by: Gunnar Garrett & Ritchie Greer
Starring: Robert Palmer Watkins, Brittany Underwood, Serena Perey, Savina Perey
Genre: Thriller
Run Time: 1 hour 16 minutes
Watch The Fostered on YouTube, Fandango at Home, and Apple TV.

