Wrong Turn 10: 24 Hours (2025) is the highly anticipated tenth entry in the infamous Wrong Turn franchise, a series known for its relentless brutality, shocking gore, and terrifying depiction of isolation in the Appalachian wilderness. This latest installment serves as both a continuation and a reimagining of the series’ core themes, blending the backwoods horror of the original films with the psychological tension of modern survival thrillers.

The story centers around a group of strangers from different walks of life—backpackers, extreme athletes, and a pair of siblings on a personal mission—whose plane crashes in a remote and heavily forested region of the Appalachian Mountains. What begins as a desperate struggle to signal for rescue quickly transforms into a living nightmare when the group discovers that the woods are far from empty. For generations, a clan of mutated cannibals has hunted these grounds, and their brutal territory is designed like a lethal maze of traps, snares, and hidden dangers.

Unlike previous films, the stakes are compressed into one brutal night—24 hours to survive until first light or become part of the forest’s dark legacy. With supplies running out, internal conflicts brewing, and unseen killers stalking them at every turn, the survivors face not only physical challenges but psychological ones, as paranoia and fear threaten to tear them apart from within.

Wrong Turn 10: 24 Hours promises a relentless pace, with events unfolding almost in real time. Fans can expect an unflinching return to practical effects, gruesome kills, and suspense-heavy sequences inspired by classic survival horror. The filmmakers aim to deliver the claustrophobic terror of being hunted with nowhere to run, intensified by a ticking clock that adds urgency to every choice the characters make.

While the 2021 reboot (Wrong Turn: The Foundation) focused on a secretive Appalachian cult and steered away from the original mutant cannibal antagonists, this new entry reportedly brings back fan-favorite elements from the early films: the disfigured mountain killers known for their inhuman strength, grotesque appearance, and sadistic ingenuity in hunting prey. Longtime fans will find nods to iconic traps and weapons while also experiencing new surprises meant to shock even seasoned horror audiences.

Although the official cast list has yet to be confirmed, early industry rumors suggest potential returns for actors from the 2021 reboot, including Charlotte Vega, Adain Bradley, and Bill Sage, alongside fresh faces to lead the franchise forward. The film is expected to hit theaters worldwide in the fall of 2025, positioning itself as a Halloween season highlight for horror enthusiasts.

Fans are excited because it marks a return to classic horror roots, focuses on the mutant cannibal family and extreme survival horror, introduces a real-time survival twist with the 24-hour countdown, promises practical gore effects over CGI, and balances being a standalone story while rewarding longtime fans of the original saga.