When a teen finds he may be in contact with the vengeful spirit of an eccentric billionaire, he realizes that some recent deaths may not be so random. Receiving messages from beyond the grave, he begins to wonder if his dark thoughts are being made deathly real.
Based on a story by Stephen King, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is a supernatural drama starring Jaeden Martell (It, Knives Out) and Donald Sutherland (The Hunger Games, The Italian Job). The film is written and directed by John Lee Hancock (The Highwaymen, The Alamo) and produced by three-time Oscar nominee and two-time Emmy winner Jason Blum (Get Out, Whiplash) and six-time Emmy winner Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, The Watcher).
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone will be available on Netflix Oct. 5.
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In addition to Martell and Sutherland, the cast of Mr. Harrigan’s Phone features Kirby Howell-Baptiste (The Good Place, The Sandman), Joe Tippett (Rise, Mare of Easttown) and Cyrus Arnold (Zoolander 2, 8-Bit Christmas). Read the cast guide for more info.
In the mid-2000s, Craig (Martell) is a teenager living in the small town of Harlow, Maine. He’s been reading classic novels to a reclusive billionaire with poor eyesight, Mr. Harrigan (Sutherland), for the past five years. Craig’s mother died when he was young, so Craig lives with his caring but downcast father (Tippett). As Craig starts high school in a larger nearby town, Gates Falls, he faces a bully named Kenny (Arnold) and wants to fit in with the popular kids who all own the first iPhones. Meanwhile, he continues to visit Harrigan, who pays him $5 an hour and gives him lottery scratchers as a “bonus.”
Craig’s dad eventually gets him an iPhone, and he scores $3,000 from one of Harrrigan’s scratchers. He uses some of his winnings to buy Harrigan an iPhone and teaches him how to use it. At school, Craig begins sitting with the popular kids and flirting with his crush, Regina. He also develops a close relationship with his biology teacher, Ms. Hart (Howell-Baptiste), who wants to help him deal with Kenny despite his hesitance.
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One day, Harrigan dies after a period of declining health, and Craig places the phone he gave him in his coffin at the funeral. Craig continues to leave messages on Harrigan’s phone to get things off his chest but soon realizes that the things he’s been talking about seem connected to disturbing events in reality. Convinced that Harrigan’s spirit is behind it all, he seeks to uncover the late billionaire’s secrets and put his soul to rest.
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone takes place in the fictional towns of Harlow and Gates Falls, Maine, with additional scenes in Boston.
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is adapted from Stephen King’s novella of the same title, which is part of the collection If It Bleeds.
