{"id":101340,"date":"2025-06-03T18:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=101340"},"modified":"2025-06-03T18:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:21:01","slug":"tubi-acquires-destry-allyn-spielbergs-feature-directorial-debut-horror-thriller-please-dont-feed-the-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/03\/tubi-acquires-destry-allyn-spielbergs-feature-directorial-debut-horror-thriller-please-dont-feed-the-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Tubi Acquires Destry Allyn Spielberg&#8217;s Feature Directorial Debut Horror Thriller &#8220;Please Don&#8217;t Feed the Children&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-101341\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pleasedontfeedthechildrenposter.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pleasedontfeedthechildrenposter.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pleasedontfeedthechildrenposter-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>Tubi (www.tubi.tv), Fox Corporation&#8217;s ad-supported video-on-demand service, today announced it has acquired as a Tubi Original Film the horror thriller &#8220;PLEASE DON&#8217;T FEED THE CHILDREN,&#8221; which will premiere exclusively on the service Friday, June 27th. Directed by Destry Allyn Spielberg, the film stars Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey, The Gentlemen), Giancarlo Esposito (<em>Better Call Saul, &#8220;Megalopolis&#8221;<\/em>), Zoe Colletti (<em>Only Murders In The Building, Boo Bitch<\/em>), Andrew Liner (<em>Ransom Canyon<\/em>), Dean Scott Vazquez (<em>&#8220;Transformers: Rise of the Beasts&#8221;, &#8220;You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah&#8221;<\/em>) Regan Aliyah (<em>Ironheart, XO, Kitty<\/em>), Emma Meisel (<em>Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.<\/em>), Josh Melnick (<em>Saint X, &#8220;Tesla&#8221;<\/em>) and Vernon Davis (<em>&#8220;Chariot&#8221;, &#8220;A Day To Die&#8221;<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;PLEASE DON&#8217;T FEED THE CHILDREN&#8221; takes place in a not-so-distant future where society contends with a pervasive virus that afflicts the entire adult population. After the deadly viral outbreak, a group of orphans flee in search of a new life, only to be taken hostage by a woman hiding a sinister secret. The horror thriller is written by Paul Bertino and marks the directorial debut of Destry Allyn Spielberg.<\/p><div id=\"morty-369191757\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I am incredibly grateful to be doing what I love with a hard-working cast and crew. 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The film is produced by Jason Dubin, Josh Kesselman, Michael Hagerty, Daniel Ryniker, Bill Kenwright. Executive Producers include Phil Hunt Compton, Ross Daniel Negret, Will Clarke, Andy Mayson, Mike Runagall, David Gilbery, Naomi George, Ben Kaye, Steven Schneider, Joe Health, Owen King, Kimberly Atwood, Atty Cleworth, and Dockery. 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