Neon is continuing its streak of picking up Sundances splashiest horror titles, having acquired this years resident Midnight section breakout, Leviticus. The Australian thriller will join a library that includes 2025 Sundance standout Together and Steven Soderberghs 2024 ghost story entry Presence, which also premiered in Park City.

Adrian Chiarella directs the Aussie movie that follows Naim (Talk to Mes Joe Bird), a quiet teenager in a fanatical religious community who becomes haunted by a supernatural force that takes on the form of the person he wants the most, his schoolmate Ryan (Stacy Clausen). THRs Sundance review of the film calls it a stylish, urgent allegory, going on to compare the title to fellow allegorical horror titles Talk to Me and It Follows.

The film is produced by Talk to Me producers Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton at Causeway Films, which also financed the film. Hannah Ngo also produced.

Neon, which recently acquired Alex Ulloms horror Feature44: The Event, plans to release the film theatrically later this year and will represent the international sales rights to the film.

The deal, negotiated by WME on behalf of the filmmakers, marks the first major pick-up of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, the festivals last in Park City. The Sundance market has been otherwise quiet, with Olivia Wildes directorial effort The Invite the other major title generating buzz at the moment.