Originally announced way back in 2020, the sharks vs. whales creature feature Alphas has finally surfaced six years later. Deadline reports that Saban Films has acquired the film for U.S. release.
Alphas will be released in theaters by Saban in Early 2027.
Martin Henderson (Virgin River), Teagan Croft (Titans) and Charlotte Vega (Wrong Turn) star.
Here’s the plot synopsis: “After a string of great white attacks threatens a quiet surfing beach town, killer whales are enlisted to drive the sharks out. But when the alpha great white proves too powerful to stop, a former local surfing legend (Henderson) and a retired orca trainer (Vega) make one last, terrifying move: unleash the most dangerous killer whale ever known.”
Liam O’Donnell (Beyond Skyline, Portals, Skylines) directs Alphas from a script by Frank Hannah (The Cooler) and a story by Frank Hannah and Christopher Tuffin.
“Monster movies have always given us something bigger than life to be scared of,” said Shanan Becker and Jonathan Saban, Co-Presidents of Saban Films. “Godzilla started it. Jaws made it real, because the scariest monster isn’t the one we dream up, it’s the shark already swimming beneath us. Alphas finally gives that shark something to be scared of, too.”
“We built Alphas to take the shark movie audiences know and flip the food chain,” adds producer Christopher Tuffin in a statement of his own. “When the only thing that can save the beach may be more dangerous than sharks, every choice becomes terrifying.”
