It lands in theaters on September 19 via Blue Fox Entertainment. Watch the trailer below.

Lulu Wilson (Annabelle: Creation) stars as a teenage girl who forms a powerful bond with a terrifying alien after a chance encounter in the desert, sending them on an adventure that questions the nature of good and evil.

As government agents close in, the girl discovers the alien is not the extraterrestrial she expected. Compelled to protect her new friend, she uncovers a secret that could change the fate of both their worlds.

Produced by Kevin Hart via Hartbeat, the film marks the debut of writer-director Matthew Loren Oates.

Wrenn Schmidt (Nope), Trae Romano (“Stargirl”), Josh Cooke (“Dexter”), Paul Schneider (“Parks and Recreation”), and Omari Hardwick (Army of the Dead) round out the cast.

Xeno is rated “PG-13” for violent content/bloody images, thematic elements, and some strong language.

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Omari Hardwick (Power) and Trae Romano (Stargirl) are also on board. Matthew Loren Oates (Farewell Bender) wrote the script and is directing Xeno.

In the film, “a teenage girl befriends a terrifying alien that crash-lands in the desert near her home. As government agents close in, the girl protects her dangerous new companion while also dealing with her depressed mother and the mother’s abusive boyfriend.”

Kevin Hart, Bryan Smiley and Luke Kelly-Clyne will produce for Hartbeat, alongside Oates and Shana Marie, with Thai Randolph, Kevin Healey and Ty Walker exec producing for Hartbeat.

Deadline also notes that The Henson Company will build the film’s alien creature!

Lulu Wilson got her own John Wick with the Becky franchise and now it sounds like she’s getting her own E.T. We’re especially intrigued by the promise of a “terrifying” alien…

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