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Films similar to Buddy (2026) on Watch Darkly include The Substance (2024), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Us (2019), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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Buddy

2026 · NR · 1h 35m

Set inside a children’s television show gone horribly wrong, BUDDY stars Emmy Award® winner Cristin Milioti (The Penguin, How I Met Your Mother, Palm Springs), Delaney Quinn (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Topher Grace (That ’70s Show, BlacKkKlansman), Emmy Award® winner Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele, The Super Mario Bros. Movie), Two-time Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water, Man of Steel), and Emmy and Grammy Award® winner Patton Oswalt (Ratatouille, The King of Queens).

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Release & where to watch

In theaters: September 4, 2026
Home release: Not announced
Streaming — with a subscription: Not announced

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Genres

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Directed by

Casper Kelly

Written by

Casper Kelly, Jamie King

Cinematography

Zach Kuperstein

Music

Michael Yezerski

Starring

Cristin Milioti as Grace · Delaney Quinn as Freddy · Topher Grace as Ben · Keegan-Michael Key as Buddy the Unicorn (voice) · Michael Shannon as Charlie the Train / Willie (voice) · Patton Oswalt as Strappy (voice) · Clint Howard as George (voice) · Sergey Zhuravsky as Buddy the Unicorn