Ron Perlman has joined Lily James and Jack Reynor in Seasons, giving Amazon MGM Studios’ horror film another established name as the cast takes shape. Drew Hancock is directing the project as his sophomore feature, and the story is already built from material with a longer path than a typical studio script.
Hancock’s screenplay comes from a viral horror short story by Matt and Harrison Query that first appeared on Reddit and was later expanded into a full-length novel. That trail matters here because Seasons is not being assembled from scratch; it is being built on a property that has already moved from online post to book to film development.
Perlman, James, Reynor
Perlman’s addition places him opposite Lily James and Jack Reynor in a cast that is already designed to carry the film’s central tension. Character details are being kept under wraps, so the casting announcement tells us who is in the movie but not yet how the roles will divide the story’s pressure.
That restraint is useful. In a horror project, the absence of role details usually means the studio wants the ensemble to register first and the reveal to come later, after the film’s setup is locked. For readers tracking the project, the practical takeaway is simple: the cast is no longer in the speculative stage.
Drew Hancock’s sophomore feature
Seasons marks Hancock’s sophomore feature, which gives the project a different profile than a routine studio genre title. A second feature often becomes the real test of whether a filmmaker can translate a strong premise into a feature-length commercial package, and this one has three producing lanes behind it: Shawn Levy and Dan Levine at 21 Laps, James Wan and Michael Clear at Blumhouse Atomic Monster, and Scott Glassgold and Dan Cohen at 12:01 Films.
The film’s premise is straightforward but active: a husband and wife buy their dream ranch and discover the land is alive with ancient spirits. Survival will mean submitting to increasingly disturbing rituals with each turn of the season, which gives the casting update more weight than a standard role announcement because the story depends on how the ensemble handles escalation, not just atmosphere.
Amazon MGM Studios and the open role
Ron Perlman is also appearing in Apple TV’s Cape Fear series, and he was recently seen on Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Fallout and Poker Face. That run keeps him active across film and TV while Seasons continues to build out its core cast.
The only real unanswered question left by this round of casting is the one the studio is clearly holding back: what character Perlman will play. For now, the public signal is stronger than the private detail — Seasons has moved from a concept with source material to a cast with recognizable range, and that is usually the point where a horror title starts looking less like development and more like a movie.
