Forbidden Fruits

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Forbidden Fruits
Forbidden Fruits poster.jpg
Teaser poster
Directed byMeredith Alloway
Screenplay by
  • Lily Houghton
  • Meredith Alloway
Based onOf the Women Came the Beginning of Sin, and Through Her We All Die
by Lily Houghton
Produced by
  • Mason Novick
  • Diablo Cody
  • Trent Hubbard
  • Mary Anne Waterhouse
Starring
Production
company
MXN Entertainment
Distributed by
Release dates
  • March 2026 (2026-03)(SXSW)
  • March 20, 2026 (2026-03-20)(United States)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Forbidden Fruits is an upcoming American comedy horror film starring Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain, and Gabrielle Union. It is directed by Meredith Alloway from a screening she co-wrote with Lily Houghton, and is based on Houghton's stage play Of the Women Came the Beginning of Sin, and Through Her We All Die.

Contents

The film will have its world premiere at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 2026, before being released by Independent Film Company and Shudder on March 20, 2026.

Premise

Free Eden employee Apple secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store after hours – with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig. But when new hire Pumpkin challenges their performative sisterhood, the women are forced to face their own poisons or succumb to a bloody fate. [1]

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Meredith Alloway, in her feature-length debut, which she co-wrote with Lily Houghton, and adapted from Houghton's play Of the Women Came the Beginning of Sin, and Through Her We All Die. [2] It is produced by Mason Novick, Diablo Cody, Trent Hubbard, and Mary Anne Waterhouse through MXN Entertainment. [3] The script was featured on the 2023 Black List of the "most liked" screenplays currently not in production. [4]

The cast is led by Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp and Emma Chamberlain, in her acting debut. Principal photography took place in spring 2025. [5] In April 2025, Gabrielle Union joined the cast. [6]

Filming started in Toronto in March 2025. [7]

Release

Forbidden Fruits is scheduled to premiere at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival that takes place from March 12 to 18, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 20, 2026. [8] [9] [10]

References

  1. "Shudder Acquires Witchy Horror FORBIDDEN FRUITS With Lili Reinhart And Victoria Pedretti". Fangoria. March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  2. "NYC Review: 'Of the woman came the beginning of sin and through her we all die'". OnStage Blog. Retrieved November 26, 2025. at the Medicine Show Theatre...presented by Normal Ave
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 13, 2025). "Diablo Cody Producing Meredith Alloway's Feature Directorial Debut 'Forbidden Fruits' Based On Lily Houghton Play". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  4. Galuppo, Mia (December 11, 2023). "2023 Black List Includes Patsy Cline, FTX and Tom Hanks Doppelganger Scripts". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  5. Gomez, Dessi; Grobar, Matt (March 18, 2025). "IFC Films And Shudder Aquire [sic] 'Forbidden Fruits' Starring Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp And Emma Chamberlain". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  6. Grobar, Matt (April 7, 2025). "Gabrielle Union Joins Meredith Alloway's 'Forbidden Fruits'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  7. Gittins, Susan (March 18, 2025). "Forbidden Fruits with Lili Reinhart & More as Millennial Moms Filming in Toronto". hollywoodnorthbuzz.com. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  8. Lang, Brent (January 14, 2026). "SXSW 2026 Lineup Includes 'Ready or Not 2,' David E. Kelley's 'Margo's Got Money Troubles'". Variety . Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  9. Gingold, Michael (December 2, 2025). "Get a taste of IFC and Shudder's "FORBIDDEN FRUITS" with teaser trailer". Rue Morgue. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  10. Dodson, P. Claire (January 13, 2026). "Lola Tung Says New Movie "Forbidden Fruits" Is About a Desire for "Belonging"". Teen Vogue. Retrieved January 13, 2026.