Julia Garner’s ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Prequel ‘Apartment 7A’ To Launch In Fall On Paramount+

Paramount+ said Friday that the original film Apartment 7A, a psychological thriller starring Julia Garner (Ozark) and directed by Natalie Erika James (Relic), will premiere this fall exclusively on the streamer in the U.S. and in select international markets.

When a struggling young dancer (Garner) suffers a devastating injury, she finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promises her a shot at fame. Set in 1965 New York City, the film tells the story prior to Roman Polanski’s horror classic Rosemary’s Baby, exploring what happened in the apartment before Rosemary moved in. 

Apartment 7A also stars Dianne Wiest (Mayor of Kingstown), Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe) and Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean). Additional cast includes Marli Siu (Everything I Know About Love), Andrew Buchan (All the Money in the World), Rosy McEwen (Blue Jean) and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Wonka). 

“Apartment 7A is the perfect way to kick off the Halloween season,” said Jeff Grossman, EVP Programming at Paramount+. “Director Natalie Erika James and the prodigious creative team have crafted a chilling and clever new entry into the genre.”

Apartment 7A, a Paramount+ original movie in association with Paramount Pictures, is a Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night Production and based on the novel Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin. The screen story is by Skylar James and the script is by Natalie Erika James & Christian White and Skylar James.

Producers are John Krasinski, Allyson Seeger, Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller. Vicki Dee Rock and Alexa Ginsburg are executive producers.