A peaceful countryside getaway takes a disturbing turn when strange lights appear in the sky and a group of friends begins changing in unsettling ways.
The Nice Ones is an upcoming horror, science fiction, fantasy and drama film directed and written by Peter Stylianou. The film runs 1 hour and 29 minutes and is scheduled to arrive in the U.S. on September 29, 2026.
Something Is Very Wrong
Kate joins her boyfriend and his friends for a retreat in the remote countryside, hoping for a quiet escape. Instead, old wounds begin to resurface when strange lights appear in the sky.
As the group becomes increasingly uneasy, something even more disturbing begins happening to its members.
One by one, they start to change. Their personalities become unnervingly calm, kind and almost excessively “nice.”
Kate quickly realizes that something is seriously wrong, but convincing everyone else becomes increasingly difficult. Dismissed as unstable, she struggles to make the others understand that an unknown force is taking control before whatever is happening spreads throughout the group.
The Nice Ones
- Director: Peter Stylianou
- Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama
- Runtime: 89 mins
Peter Stylianou Directs and Writes
Peter Stylianou serves as both the director and writer of The Nice Ones.
The combination of isolated countryside surroundings, unexplained lights and a group of people undergoing disturbing personality changes sets the stage for a psychological and supernatural horror story.
The Nice Ones Release Details
Title: The Nice Ones
Release Date: September 29, 2026
Release: U.S.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama
Runtime: 1 hour, 29 minutes
Director: Peter Stylianou
Writer: Peter Stylianou
The Nice Ones takes the familiar idea of a remote getaway and turns it into something much more unsettling. The idea of people becoming increasingly calm, kind and “nice” sounds harmless on the surface, but in this case, it may be the biggest warning sign of all.
With Peter Stylianou handling both writing and directing duties, The Nice Ones looks to blend horror, science fiction and psychological drama into a mysterious story about a force that may be changing the people around Kate one by one.
The Nice Ones arrives in the U.S. September 29, 2026.
