Hulu’s Capitalism Grind Thriller ‘The Mill’ Trailer with Lil Rel Howery
by Alex Billington
September 28, 2023
Source: YouTube
“You still don’t believe the rules apply to you. Perhaps you would respond to other incentives.” Hulu has unveiled an official trailer for a sci-fi thriller called The Mill, directed by filmmaker Sean King O’Grady. Yet another new “Huluween” special offering coming to the streaming service in October. A businessman wakes up in an open-air prison cell with only an old grist mill. Forced to work as a beast of burden, he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child. This is so obviously a capitalism metaphor, literally making him grind away at a mill just to make enough for him to one day “be free”. Lil Rel Howery stars, along with Pat Healy, Karen Obilom, and Patrick Fischler. This clearly connects back to the brilliant Spanish film The Platform, with a similar concept, both critiquing the endless mill of capitalism. Might be worth a watch.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Sean King O’Grady’s The Mill, direct from Hulu’s YouTube:
“Prepare yourself for a life-altering experience…” 😱 A businessman (Lil Rel Howery) wakes up beside an ancient grist mill situated in the center of an open-air prison cell with no idea how he got there. Forced to work as a beast of burden to stay alive, he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child. The Mill is directed by American producer / filmmaker Sean King O’Grady, director of the doc films Land Grab and Our American Family, and the survival thriller We Need to Do Something previously. The screenplay is written by Jeffrey David Thomas. Produced by Josh Feldman, Howery, O’Grady, and Jesse Ford. This hasn’t premiered at any festivals or elsewhere, as far as we now. Hulu will debut Sean King O’Grady’s thriller The Mill streaming on Hulu starting on October 9th, 2023 soon this fall. Anyone interested in watching this?
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