[09/22/26 - 08:01 AM] Video: Watch the Gripping Trailer for "Clown Panic," The Chilling New Documentary Coming Exclusively to Hulu on October 12, 2026 Featuring chilling archive footage, viral internet videos and revealing interviews with witnesses, law enforcement, clowns and cultural commentators, "Clown Panic" examines the collision of fear, social media and modern America at a moment of deep national anxiety.
[via press release from Hulu]
WATCH THE GRIPPING TRAILER FOR "CLOWN PANIC," THE CHILLING NEW DOCUMENTARY COMING EXCLUSIVELY TO HULU ON OCTOBER 12, 2026
Just in Time for The 10th Anniversary and Huluween, the Compelling Film Explores How the Unsettling Killer Clown Sightings of 2016 Spiraled into a Terrifying Viral Nightmare That Gripped America and Still Resonates Today
Alongside the Trailer, Hulu Reveals Official Key Art for CLOWN PANIC, directed by Ed Perkins and produced by Lightbox's Jonathan Chinn and Simon Chinn, with Suzanne Lavery Executive Producing
CLOWN PANIC will premiere as part of Huluween programming on October 12 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and on Disney+ Internationally
Synopsis: When children in a small South Carolina community report seeing clowns hiding in the woods in 2016, few believe them. But as sightings spread across the country, panic escalates into school lockdowns, police investigations and a nationwide media frenzy. Featuring chilling archive footage, viral internet videos and revealing interviews with witnesses, law enforcement, clowns and cultural commentators, "Clown Panic" examines the collision of fear, social media and modern America at a moment of deep national anxiety. Darkly funny, unsettling and unexpectedly emotional, the film uncovers how a bizarre urban legend spiraled into a global moral panic that has echoes that resonate today.
Credits: "Clown Panic" is directed by Ed Perkins and produced by Lightbox's Jonathan Chinn and Simon Chinn. Suzanne Lavery serves as Executive Producer.
This project joins Hulu's robust offering of documentary programming, including "Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story," "Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese," "Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band," "Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke," "Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?," and "Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini."
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