The 1930s Dust Bowl was a period that saw severe dust storms do major damage to agriculture, with drought and erosion causing crop loss to those affected. With the Great Depression taking place at the same time, the impact on people was catastrophic. It’s against this backdrop that Hulu’s upcoming supernatural horror Hold Your Breath takes shape, led by Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Sarah Paulson.
Directed by Karrie Crouse and Will Joines with a script by Crouse, Hold Your Breath plays a mother in 1930s Oklahoma who believes a supernatural presence in dust storms is terrorizing her family.
The film also stars Annaleigh Ashford, Amiah Miller, Bill Heck, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach who Paulson appeared in an episode of The Bear alongside. Moss-Bachrach will also be seen next year in a little thing called The Fantastic Four: First Steps as Ben Grimm aka The Thing.
Paulson’s role had originally been taken by Claire Foy, who dropped out some time ago.
SYNOPSIS: “In 1930s Oklahoma amid the region’s horrific dust storms, a woman (Sarah Paulson) is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family.”
Hulu premieres Hold Your Breath on October 3rd via Searchlight Pictures.
