Kathryn Newton, Dove Cameron to Star in Movie "Hot Year"

Roxy Sophie Sorkin is gearing up to make her feature directorial debut with "Hot Year," an indie coming-of-age revenge thriller that she also wrote.

Kathryn Newton, Dove Cameron, Storm Reid, J. Smith Cameron and Owen Painter have been set to star, with production to begin in Oklahoma in May.

Set against the eerie backdrop of a small Pacific Northwest town during a relentless heatwave, "Hot Year" follows two childhood best friends whose bond is pushed to the brink after a revenge plan against an ex-partner spirals into a violent incident they can’t take back. Over the course of one feverish night, the pair must navigate the consequences of their actions as buried trauma, loyalty, and identity collide.

Silverberg and Dylan Conklin for Entertainment 360 and Ilya Stewart for Hype Studios.

Ryan Hamilton will executive produce for Wagner Entertainment, with Amanda Larney serving as co-producer and George Bicknell associate producer. Newton will exec produce.

Aleksandr Fomin will executive produce on behalf of Hype Studios, with Pavel Burian executive producing for Mosaic Films.

Talia Bella and Randy Wayne of Rebellium Films will serve as co-producers and are handling production services in Oklahoma.

The film marks Sorkin’s feature directing debut after directing several shorts that have screened at Sundance, Tribeca, and Beyond Fest.

Newton can currently be seen starring opposite Samara Weaving in Searchlight’s thriller "Ready or Not 2".

She previously starred in Universal’s horror feature "Abigail," opposite Paul Rudd in Marvel’s "Ant-Man," and opposite Reese Witherspoon in HBO’s "Big Little Lies", and the CW's critically acclaimed series "Supernatural".

Next, Newton stars in the Basquiat biopic "Samo Lives" and Lionsgate’s "Devil’s Mouth."

Most recently, Cameron starred in the series "56 Days," a psychological thriller based on the hit novel.

Executive produced by James Wan and Atomic Monster for Prime Video, the series hit No. 1 globally upon its release and remained one of the streamer’s top titles following the release.