The Wolf and the Lamb (2026 film)

In the 1870s, during the westward expansion of the United States, Jo Beckett is a widowed schoolteacher living in a rough mining settlement in the Montana Territory. Her only son, Henry, becomes the latest child to vanish amid a series of unexplained disappearances that have left the frontier community gripped by fear and superstition. When Henry returns after several days, he seems profoundly altered, exhibiting strange, predatory behaviour that coincides with mutilated livestock, mounting hysteria and outbreaks of violence in the camp. As Jo searches for an explanation, she is drawn into local folklore and religious fervour, confronting a ravenous supernatural force that challenges her faith and sanity and forces her to choose between protecting her child and stopping the spread of the evil afflicting the town. == Cast ==

• Cassandra Scerbo as Josephine "Jo" Beckett, a widowed schoolteacher • Jaydon Clark as Henry Beckett, Jo's son • Adrianne Palicki as Liz, a saloon owner • Eric Nelsen as Dr Roy Hawkins • Angus Macfadyen as Reverend Elias Frémont • Q'orianka Kilcher as Mary • Zach McGowan as Sheriff Frank Martin • James Landry Hébert as Deputy Jim Cooley • Clint Howard as George Derne, an industrialist and mine owner • Sammi Rotibi as Solomon "Sol" Ross • Elias Kacavas as Deputy Charlie Quinn • Kevin Keppy as Lucky • Rob Nagle as Monsieur Jean Lagrange • Hanna Balicki as Sara Derne • William Rothlein as Chief Justice Everett • Lilliya Scarlett Reid as Alice • Eadie Gray as Emma • Mike C. Manning as Silas == Production ==

published in 1879, the period in which the film is set. Schilf developed The Wolf and the Lamb as a period folk horror thriller set during the western expansion of the late nineteenth century, co writing the screenplay with Miah Smith. The original score for the film was composed by the duo Chromosomes, consisting of Chase Kuker and Ryan D. Wood, with additional music by Hudson Laird. A thirty track soundtrack album, The Wolf And The Lamb (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), will be released digitally in April 2026. == Release ==

In February 2026, Variety reported that Samuel Goldwyn Films had acquired United States distribution rights to The Wolf and the Lamb from Concourse Media ahead of the European Film Market in Berlin; the news was widely relayed by horror outlets including Bloody Disgusting and Dread Central. The Wolf and the Lamb was released in select theaters in the United States and on digital platforms on April 24, 2026, by Samuel Goldwyn Films. 's painting Yellowstone Falls has been used in coverage to evoke the film's frontier setting. == References ==