Backrooms – An Endless Maze

What would you do if you ended up in a never-ending alternate dimension?

In the latest A24 movie directed by Kane Parsons, Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) vanishes into the maze of the backrooms. His therapist, Dr. Mary Kline (Renate Reinsve), chases after him and finds herself in an otherworldly liminal space.

Who knows where Clark could have ended up? The Backrooms are seemingly infinite. Will he and Dr. Kline make it out, or become trapped forever in the stench of moist carpet, yellow walls, and the unnerving sound of buzzing overhead lights?

The History of Backrooms

The Backrooms were originally a Creepypasta created in 2019 by an unknown 4chan user. The original story goes as follows:

“If you’re not careful and you noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you’ll end up in the Backrooms, where it’s nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms to be trapped in
God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you”

Creepy yet fascinating, right? This story blew up, and the Backrooms became an internet phenomenon across platforms, creating a large fandom, and users began creating their own versions of the Backrooms.

Who is Kane Parsons?

Kane Parsons is the mind behind this film. Parsons (known as “Kane Pixels” on YouTube) is famous for his viral internet series that popularized the Backrooms. Then, Parsons was just 16 years old, gaining (as of now) millions of views on YouTube. The Backrooms fandom highly praises his work for its clever found footage approach and eerie atmosphere. Parsons has garnered 3.07 million subscribers on YouTube and even won a Streamy award in 2022. In February of 2023, A24 announced the film adaptation of the Backrooms, with Parsons as the director.

Parsons is the youngest director in A24’s history, at just 20 years old. We can’t wait to see his fantastic work when the movie is released.

The Cast of Backrooms

• Chiwetel Ejiofor as Clark, an unsuccessful architect and store owner. He is known for 12 Years a Slave, Doctor Strange, and The Martian. 
• Renate Reinsve as Dr. Mary Kline, Clark’s therapist. She is known for Sentimental Value, The Worst Person in the World, and A Different Man.
• Finn Bennett as Bobby. He is known for Warfare, “True Detective”, and Hope Gap.
• Lukita Maxwell as Kat. She is known for Afraid, “Shrinking”, and An Autumn Summer.

We can’t wait to see their work in this highly anticipated film.

Release Date

We are just a little over a week away from Backrooms’ release in theaters. Have your movie ticket ready by May 29, 2026, to see one of the year’s most highly anticipated movies.

Backrooms Trailer

Want a glimpse of what this movie will be about? Check out the trailer below: