When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.
Acting
Kiernan Shipka's deadpan delivery sells the absurdity
Production
Mall set so authentic you'll smell the Cinnabon
Writing
Time travel rules that actually hold up—mostly
Director
Nahnatchka Khan
Kiernan Shipka
Jamie Hughes
Olivia Holt
Pam Miller (1987)
Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson
Lauren Creston (1987)
Lochlyn Munro
Blake Hughes
Charlie Gillespie
Blake Hughes (1987)
Kelcey Mawema
Amelia Creston
Jonathan Potts
Chris Dubasage
Stephi Chin-Salvo
Marisa Song (1987)
Anna Diaz
Heather Hernandez (1987)
Liana Liberato
Tiffany Clark (1987)
Jeremy Monn-Djasgnar
Randy Finkle (1987)
Ella Choi
Kara Lim (1987)
Randall Park
Dennis Lim (1987)
Nathaniel Appiah
Doug Summers (1987)
Nicholas Lloyd
Chris Dubasage (1987)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Nahnatchka Khan created Fresh Off the Boat and American Dad—explaining the pitch-perfect 80s sitcom energy poisoning the horror.
The 'Tiffany vs Debbie Gibson' debate between Jamie and the 1987 girls became a viral TikTok sound because of course it did.
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