🔦 Night Patrol — The Horror-Thriller That Will Keep You Up at Night | In Theaters January 16, 2026

🌑 When the Streets Go Dark, The Truth Comes Out

Some horrors hide under beds. Others hide in the shadows. But the deadliest ones ?

They hide in plain sight — wearing badges.

Night Patrol, directed by Ryan Prows, is the kind of horror-thriller that digs under your skin and refuses to leave. Premiering at Fantastic Fest 2025 and coming exclusively to theaters January 16, 2026, this film blends urban crime drama with nightmarish terror — the Shudder way.

If you thought you knew cop thrillers… think again. This isn't just another night on the job — it's a descent into the darkest corners of Los Angeles.

🚨 The Premise: One Cop. One Community. One Terrifying Secret.

Jermaine Fowler stars as an LAPD officer who returns to the housing projects where he grew up. Once a kid from the block, now a cop patrolling the same streets — he’s caught between two worlds that never fully accepted him.

But when he unravels a disturbing secret hidden within a “special” police task force — a secret that threatens everyone in the community — he must do the unthinkable:

👉 Team up with the very street gangs he once fought against.

What starts as a routine night shift spirals into a high-stakes battle for survival against something far more sinister than guns or turf wars.

Something old.Something violent.Something that feeds in the dark.

The central question echoes like a heartbeat:

Who really keeps the night safe — and who is controlling the shadows?

🔥 A Stacked Cast Ready to Deliver Chaos

This film brings together one of the most unexpected, electrifying ensembles in modern horror:

🎭 Jermaine Fowler — leading with raw emotion and grit

🔪 Justin Long — returning to horror with a chilling performance

🎧 Freddie Gibbs — rapper turned actor, intense & unpredictable

⚡ RJ Cyler — charismatic as ever

🎤 YG — streetwise and powerful

🎛️ Flying Lotus — adding an eerie energy

💥 CM Punk (Phil Brooks) — aggressive, intimidating presence

🎭 Dermot Mulroney — always mysterious

🔥 Nicki Micheaux — grounding the story with strength

🌑 Jon Oswald — the wild card

This cast is built for tension, conflict, and fear — the perfect storm for a Shudder-born nightmare.

🎬 Directed by Ryan Prows — A Vision of Urban Horror

Ryan Prows (known for Lowlife) brings his signature gritty realism and “grindhouse meets street thriller” style to Night Patrol.

And under his direction, the film becomes more than horror — it becomes a reflection:

• of community vs. corruption

• of the monsters outside vs. the monsters within

• of systems built to protect but poisoned from the inside

With writing credits from Prows, Shaye Ogbonna, Tim Cairo, and Jake Gibson, Night Patrol blends political tension, mythic horror, and street-level authenticity in a way genre fans will absolutely devour.

👁️ Exclusive Vibe: Training Day Meets The Purge Meets Urban Legend Horror

If you love:

✔ gritty LA crime thrillers

✔ supernatural horror with real-world roots

✔ Shudder’s “fear that feels too real” style

✔ movies like Attack the Block, The Raid, Sicario, Evil Dead, or Candyman

You’re going to lose it over Night Patrol.

It’s tense.

It’s bloody.

It’s political.

It’s mythic. And it’s deeply personal — because it isn’t about a monster hunting a neighborhood…It’s about a neighborhood fighting back.

🔥 The Trailer: A Glimpse Into the Madness

Shudder dropped the official trailer — and it’s pure chaos:

• flickering streetlights

• cops disappearing into stairwells

• bodies dragged into shadows

• panic spreading through the projects

• and one cop realizing he’s been living in a lie

The energy is relentless.

The atmosphere? Suffocating.

The fear hits close to home.

🎟️ Release Info

🔦 Title	Night Patrol
🎬 Director	Ryan Prows
🌍 World Premiere	Fantastic Fest — September 19, 2025
🇺🇸 US Theatrical Release	January 16, 2026
📀 Distributor	RLJE Films / Shudder
🕒 Runtime	104 minutes
🎭 Genre	Horror / Thriller

😱 Why Night Patrol Will Go Viral

✔ The urban horror angle feels fresh

Fans love horror that blends real issues with supernatural terror.

✔ Shudder rarely misses

The platform has a loyal, global cult audience — and they support hard.

✔ The cast is wild

Comedians, rappers, horror icons, dramatic actors — all in one film.

✔ The trailer already has buzz

Fantastic Fest reactions called it:

“A ferocious, nightmarish ride through the underbelly of Los Angeles.”

✔ January horror always performs

January is known for surprise breakout horror hits.(M3GAN, The Boy, Split, Scream VI… the list goes on.)

🧠 Final Thoughts: Fear Has a New Shift

Night Patrol isn’t just another horror flick. It’s a fight for community…A confrontation with corruption…A battle against monsters hiding in the places meant to protect us.

With a powerful cast, a brutal atmosphere, and a story that blends reality with nightmare, it’s shaping up to be Shudder’s next great cult hit.

So brace yourself —because on January 16, 2026, the night shift begins…and the shadows are hungry.

❓ FAQs — Night Patrol

Is Night Patrol supernatural or realistic?

It mixes gritty street-level realism with a horrifying supernatural twist.

Will it stream on Shudder?

Yes — after the theatrical release window.

Is this Jermaine Fowler’s first horror lead?

Yes — and early reviews praise his intensity.

Where can I watch the trailer?

On Shudder’s official YouTube channel.

Is the film part of a series or standalone?

Standalone — but totally franchise-ready.