Lionsgate Acquires Wet for North American and UK Release

Lionsgate has secured distribution rights in North America and the UK to Wet, a new film written and directed by Alma Har’el. The movie is being produced by Fifth Season and 193, a Legendary Company, alongside Har’el and other producers. Its plot has not been disclosed.

Performers include Javier Bardem, Rosalia, Rebecca Ferguson, Lukas Haas, Connor Storrie and Odessa A’zion. Christian Stangeby collaborated with Har’el on the screenplay. Filming is planned to begin in the Dominican Republic in 2027.

Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson praised the script and cast, and said the studio was eager to work with Har’el. The director said she was drawn to finding humor and humanity amid unpredictable circumstances, and described the project as a film that would not behave conventionally.

Har’el’s previous work includes the feature Honey Boy and the series Lady in the Lake. Executive producer duties for Fifth Season fall to Graham Taylor and Christopher Slager, alongside Patrick Wachsberger and Ashley Stern for 193. At Lionsgate, project oversight rests with MaryGrace Stephenson and Scott O’Brien.