“New forest. New rules. Same nightmare.”

Genre: Horror | Survival | Thriller
Director: Mike P. Nelson (returning from the 2021 reboot)
Main Cast:

• Madelaine Petsch as Callie Rhodes, trauma survivor

• Lewis Pullman as Dean Walker, investigative podcaster

• Kaitlyn Dever as Ivy Lang, an ex-cult member

• Brendan Fraser as Sheriff Holt, the last man who remembers the original horrors

🌲 Plot Summary

Following the brutal events of the 2021 Wrong Turn reboot, Next Chapter picks up five years later as the Appalachian wilderness begins swallowing people again—this time, farther and deeper than before. Locals whisper of “The Foundation” rising once more, but no one dares speak of the new cult rumored to be taking over their brutal legacy.

Callie Rhodes, a survivor of the last massacre, is pulled back into the forest when her sister vanishes during a backpacking trip. Teaming up with Dean Walker, a true-crime podcaster hungry for truth, and Ivy Lang, a woman who escaped a brutal re-education compound, Callie journeys into a part of the Appalachian range that’s unmapped and unholy.

They quickly learn that this isn’t just a continuation—it’s an evolution. Traps are smarter. The killers are silent. And beneath the canopy lies a dark, primitive ideology rooted in centuries of isolation and revenge. With Sheriff Holt withholding secrets of his own, the group must navigate both man-made nightmares and natural ones to escape the blood-soaked woods alive.

🪓 What to Expect

• Relentless survival horror with psychological twists

• Gruesome traps and inventive kills that redefine the genre

• Expanded cult mythology, exploring a more insidious doctrine

• Gritty atmosphere: fog-drenched forests, underground bunkers, ancestral burial sites

• Morally grey characters where trust can cost you your life

🔥 Taglines

“You thought it was over. You were wrong.”
“The path forward starts with blood.”
“You don’t find the forest. The forest finds you.”

🩸 Verdict

Wrong Turn: Next Chapter breathes terrifying new life into the franchise by fusing modern psychological horror with the series’ savage roots. With higher stakes, darker lore, and fresh faces facing unimaginable torment, this isn’t just another wrong turn—it’s the deadliest direction yet.

Prepare for a descent into madness where survival isn’t guaranteed… and neither is sanity.