‘Cat Person’ Trailer – Thriller Based on Viral New Yorker Story Explores the Nightmare of Modern Dating

In the wake of the film’s Sundance premiere early this year, Rialto Pictures has announced that the modern dating thriller Cat Person will be released in theaters on October 6, 2023.

Susanna Fogel (The Spy Who Dumped Me) directed Cat Person, based on a story penned by Kristen Roupenian for The New Yorker that became a viral sensation back in 2017.

In the film, “When Margot (Emilia Jones), a college sophomore goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert doesn’t live up to the Robert (Nicholas Braun) she has been flirting with over texts. A razor-sharp exploration of the horrors of dating.”

Michelle Ashford wrote the screenplay.

Meagan wrote in her Sundance review, “Cat Person highlights the hells of modern dating from the perspective of a young, rash woman, intending to work as a conversation starter.”

“Except in trying to cover both sides of Atwood’s quote, what it’s trying to say gets lost in translation,” Meagan’s review continues. “Cat Person has a lot on its mind but lacks the cohesive clarity to communicate it all. Rare moments of charm show potential, but mostly Cat Person amounts to a deeply disjointed work of cringe horror.”

Watch the official trailer for Cat Person below.