To my fans: you’re my friends.

I’d hate to be misunderstood.

“The Bear” and “BEEF” writer-producer Alex Russell makes his directorial debut with Lurker, a razor-sharp psychological thriller that presents an exhilarating take on the music industry, the blurred line between friend and fan, and our universal search for validation.

When twenty-something Los Angeles retail clerk and loner Matthew (Théodore Pellerin) encounters rising pop star Oliver (Saltburn’s Archie Madekwe), he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But staying there isn’t easy – Matthew must prove himself to Oliver as
more than just a follower. As their bond grows strained and mainstream fame appears within reach, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

Alex Russell most recently served as a Co-Executive Producer on Netflix/A24’s “BEEF”, for which he won an Emmy award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. As a Supervising Producer on FX’s “The Bear”, his episode titled “Forks” (S2, Ep7) was one of the best-reviewed episodes of television last year and nominated for a WGA award. He got his start as a staff writer on the first two seasons of DAVE – and was also recently a Producer on Hulu’s series “INTERIOR CHINATOWN”.

Release Date: August 22, 2025