Trailer Drop · 23 October 2026
Well Go USA Entertainment has released the official trailer for Paradise Lost, a psychological mystery with a science-fiction twist from Yeon Sang-ho, the Korean director of Train to Busan. The film was an official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival and opens in US cinemas on 6 November 2026. A UK release date has not yet been confirmed.
A Son Returns, a Stranger
Nine years after her son vanished in a tragic bus kidnapping, grieving mother So-young copes by using alternate reality technology. When her missing son suddenly returns as a cold adult stranger, her world fractures between the real, distant man in front of her and the virtual child who still needs her. She is forced into a devastating choice between truth and illusion.
Kim Hyun-joo plays So-young, with Bae Hyeon-seong as the son who comes home. Yeon directs, and the film is a Wowpoint production presented by Wowpoint and CJ ENM, with CJ ENM handling distribution. Well Go USA, the studio that brought Train to Busan to North America, releases it in the US. It runs 101 minutes.
Film at a Glance
- Film: Paradise Lost (2026)
- Trailer: Official Trailer (Well Go USA Entertainment, released 22 October 2026)
- Genre: Psychological mystery, science fiction
- Director: Yeon Sang-ho
- Cast: Kim Hyun-joo, Bae Hyeon-seong
- Running time: 1 hour 41 minutes
- Festival: Official selection, Toronto International Film Festival 2026
- US release: In cinemas 6 November 2026
- UK availability: UK date not yet confirmed