Curry Barker‘s Obsession has been available on multiple home-video formats for months, and has even made its return to theaters in honor of the Halloween season. Even though Peacock subscribers can stream the horror movie at home, that platform isn’t nearly as popular as Netflix.
Luckily for Netflix subscribers, you’ll be able to check out Obsession when it hits the streamer on November 17. Whether you’ve already seen it and want to revisit its horrors or if you’ve somehow managed to avoid the movie as it took over pop culture, Obsession‘s arrival on Netflix is sure to give it another surge of popularity.
This isn’t the only exciting debut on the horizon for fans of the film, as breakout star Inde Navarrette is set to host Saturday Night Live on October 31. While this isn’t the first time the show has debuted a live episode on Halloween night, it doesn’t always embrace the world of horror with its host selection, with Navarrette’s appearance likely seeing horror fans tuning in to see how she does in the world of comedy. The episode’s musical guest will be Gracie Abrams.
Interestingly, the movie’s debut on Netflix is something a long time in the making. Barker confirmed last month that, before Focus Features acquired the movie, Netflix was potentially interested in releasing it as one of their originals. Its availability worldwide on streaming may have made it an even bigger sensation, though it wouldn’t have been such a massive box-office hit.
The nature of Obsession partnered with its tremendous success has seen a lot of people wondering if we could ever get a follow-up installment. Just earlier this month, Navarrette confirmed she’d be interested in reprising her role, while also admitting that her character likely suffered a depressing fate.
“I would totally be open to doing a sequel. Are you kidding me? Who am I to say no?” Navarrette confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. “And what is she doing afterwards? I think the non-pretty answer, which I think is more important to give sometimes than kind of just giggling through answers, is she’s starting a grief process.”
She continued, “When things happen that are completely out of our control, like losing a loved one, losing a parent, losing autonomy, having an experience that wasn’t your fault, it’s very difficult to understand anything. She’s just starting the grief process.”
The only drawback to the popularity of Obsession, though, is how busy it has made everyone involved with it. Navarrette has signed on to play Rogue for the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s take on the X-Men, co-star Michael Johnston is currently filming The Mummy: Book of the Dead, and Barker is working on his next movie, Anything But Ghosts, and is attached to a new take on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Obsession hits Netflix on November 17.
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