SHE JUST WANTS TO MAKE EVERYTHING PERFECT. BLUMHOUSE ATOMIC MONSTER BRINGS YOUR SOULM8TE HOME AUGUST 1 .
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Universal City, California, July 8, 2026 – From the studio that brought you Five Nights at Freddy’s, and Obsession, Blumhouse Atomic Monster launches the newest android that is sure to light your fire while keeping you on the edge of your seat. Booting up to fulfill your every need, anticipate your every desire, and love you unconditionally, director and co-writer Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother) delivers a provocative thriller that blurs the line between coded devotion and obsession in SOULM8TE, premiering at home exclusively on digital platforms to watch with no ads or subscription required starting August 1, 2026 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Unnerving, sexy, suspenseful, and darkly compelling, SOULM8TE follows a grieving engineer tasked with testing a ruthless tech giant’s new artificially intelligent android. But when he attempts to program her to be a truly sentient soulmate, she develops needs of her own - unleashing a relentless spree of precision-engineered mayhem. SOULM8TE features captivating performances from Lily Sullivan (Evil Dead Rise, Monolith), David Rysdahl (“Alien: Earth”, “Fargo”), Claudia Doumit (Where’d You Go, Bernadette, “The Boys”), and Arty Froushan (Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, “Daredevil: Born Again”).
“When Blumhouse Atomic Monster first approached me about an erotic thriller set in the M3GAN-verse, I thought, are you insane? But something drew me in. We exist in a bizarre time where companies sell us ‘connection’ through apps, algorithms, and AI. Yet those are the same forces pulling us apart. The lonelier we get, the more dependent we become on the tools doing the pulling,” states Dolan. “SOULM8TE is a movie about that vicious cycle. It is a satirical, unhinged movie that explores desire, obsession, autonomy and control. It's a movie that knows how ridiculous it is, and I'd argue it's best watched the way you'd watch Basic Instinct or Showgirls now, with friends, a drink in hand, and zero shame about shouting at the screen.”
Producer and Blumhouse Atomic Monster CEO, Jason Blum says, “Kate Dolan has expertly blended tech paranoia with erotic thriller in SOULM8TE, which is just as fun as that sounds, but also has more on its mind than you might think."
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FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Lily Sullivan, David Rysdahl, Claudia Doumit, Arty Froushan
Music by: Anthony Willis
Film Editor: John Cutler
Production Designer: Susie Cullen
Executive Producers: Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Ingrid Bisu, Alayna Glasthal, Macdara Kelleher, John Keville, Gerard Johnstone, Allison Williams
Produced By: James Wan, Jason Blum
Screenplay by: Rafael Jordan and Kate Dolan
Story by: James Wan & Ingrid Bisu & Rafael Jordan
Directed By: Kate Dolan
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About Blumhouse Atomic Monster
Blumhouse Atomic Monster is a film, television and gaming company regarded as the driving force in horror.
Following the merger of Jason Blum’s Blumhouse with James Wan’s Atomic Monster in January 2024, the combined company is responsible for more than $10 Billion in worldwide box office, and have represented approximately 50% of the horror market in the last ten years.
Blumhouse Atomic Monster has produced nearly 250 movies and television series, including the most successful horror franchise in history with the Conjuring Universe, making Blum and Wan the most prolific and successful independent producers of the last decade. Recent hits include Obsession, Backrooms, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 and Black Phone 2. The company is home to the highest number of ongoing franchises of any studio, including Halloween, The Conjuring, The Purge, The Black Phone, Annabelle, Paranormal Activity, The Exorcist, Insidious, The Nun, M3GAN, and Five Nights at Freddy's, along with iconic films from cinematic visionaries including Jordan Peele's Get Out, Damien Chazelle's Whiplash and Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman.
In addition to film, Blumhouse Atomic Monster produces provocative scripted and unscripted television series and documentaries, including the hit original series Scarpetta, starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis from creator/showrunner Liz Sarnoff based on the best-selling novels by Patricia Cornwell, for Prime Video; The Rainmaker for USA Network, currently shooting its second season; and the Worst Ever franchise for Netflix, including the hit series Worst Roommate Ever, Worst Ex Ever and Worst Neighbor Ever. Additional recent series include 56 Days, a thriller based on the best-selling novel, starring Dove Cameron, for Prime Video and The Copenhagen Test, starring Simu Liu and Melissa Barrera for Peacock. Previous series include Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series The Jinx for HBO and Peabody Award-winning series The Good Lord Bird for Showtime, and Emmy-nominated limited series Sharp Objects for HBO. The company also recently launched a games division with titles including Crisol: Theater of Idols and the highly-anticipated upcoming title Grave Seasons.
Blumhouse was honored by Fast Company as one of its Most Innovative Companies in 2024 and one of its Brands That Matter in 2023. In addition, Jason Blum was named to the Annenberg Initiative’s first-ever Inclusion List as one of the Top Inclusive Producers from 2019-2022, with three films appearing on the list of Top 100 Most Inclusive Films. The company is investing in its brand development and connection with audiences through its consistent presence at Universal Studios’ annual Halloween Horror Nights, its Halfway to Halloween Film Festival, annual Blumfest and its upcoming transformation of an exhibit space at the iconic Stanley Hotel from The Shining.
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Global Publicity, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
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