The Strangers: Chapter 1 is a 2024 American horror film that is the third film in The Strangers franchise and the first installment of a trilogy, all based on original 2008 film.[4] It is directed by Renny Harlin, with a screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland, from a story by Bryan Bertino. Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez star as a couple who come into contact with the three psychopathic masked strangers while on a road trip. Gabriel Basso and Ema Horvath also star.