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Tiffany Haddish & Devon Sawa Hunt a Child Killer in New Movie Streaming Today
Sandy Verma | September 5, 2026 2:24 AM CST

Tiffany Haddish joins Maggie Grace and Devon Sawa to go after a child killer in their new movie. The crime thriller, directed by Brando Benetton, will be available for streaming on digital from September 4, 2026.

The Girl in the River centers around the murder of a girl in Mississippi. Investigating the case, a young psychologist, portrayed by Grace, and an experienced criminologist, played by Sawa, head to the small town as they find out that the twin sister of the deceased girl is also missing. With time running out, the duo is tasked with saving the missing girl while also catching the criminal responsible for the notorious crime.

Summary of the feature, per Highland Film Groupreads, “What begins as a local manhunt erupts into a media firestorm as chilling clues reveal a meticulous killer who plans every move with surgical precision and may be hiding in plain sight. Kramer and Pembrock must crawl inside the mind of a predator in a relentless race against time before another child is lost forever.”

What audiences need to know about The Girl in the River’s release

Alongside Haddish, Sawa, and Grace, the cast of The Girl in the River features Ralph Macchio, Andrew Stevens, Brittany Seals, Hopper Stone, Sarah Murphree, Angelena Swords, Sam Brooks, David Moncrief, and others.

The crime drama was primarily filmed in Canton, a historic small town about 25 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, per MovieLocations.com. The Brando Benetton-directed film was also filmed for a few days in Jackson, as well as at a shooting range in Madison. The movie begins at a shooting range, The Range, where Tiffany Haddish’s character, Erica Graysmith, engages in a conversation with Amelia Pembrock, played by Maggie Grace.

Joe Lemmon and Andrew Stevens are producing the movie. Hicham Benkirane, Alan B. Bursteen, Dawn Bursteen, Rick Moore, Alessandro Penazzi, Jeff Roschman, and Sam Stevens have joined as executive producers for the project.

The Girl in the River is scheduled to hit theaters and digital platforms on September 4, 2026.


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