The first Strangers: Chapter 3 trailer is here, reminding us that they actually did make three of these films

The Strangers standing in a line confronting their captives — (Image credit: Lionsgate Entertainment)

The first trailer for The Strangers - Chapter 3 is here, and it is in fact one of the trailers of all time for one of the movie series ever. The film is the final chapter in director Renny Harlin's Strangers trilogy, a reboot of the original 2008 The Strangers.

Here's the trailer:

THE STRANGERS – CHAPTER 3 (2026) Official Teaser - Madelaine Petsch, Gabe Basso, Ema Horvath - YouTube

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The Strangers - Chapter 1 was released on May 17, 2024, followed by The Strangers - Chapter 2 on September 26, 2025. Both films received fairly dismal critical reception, with audiences mostly skipping them in theaters. Despite the diminishing returns, Lionsgate is moving forward with the final film in the trilogy - probably because all three movies were shot simultaneously, with the footage already in the can.

"We, of course, shot them on top of each other and mixed up, like movies are always made. But we had to keep in mind that this is one story arc," Harlan stated around the time of the release of his first Strangers film. "It is one 4.5-hour movie, and the first movie is a first act. It sets up the characters and the terror and the Killers and our main character, who will survive the first movie, but then go on a journey for the next two."

It seems unlikely that The Strangers will get the Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair treatment, with all three films cut together in one long epic. But you never know.

The Strangers - Chapter 3 hits theaters on February 6, 2026. If you're in a scary mood, check out our picks for the 30 best horror movies of all time

I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011, and now I'm the Entertainment Writer at GamesRadar+. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)

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