Black Reel and Teen Choice Award winner Janelle Monáe (Moonlight, Hidden Figures) stars in the horror drama Antebellum as modern-day sociologist and author Dr Veronica Henley, who becomes trapped in a waking nightmare on a slave plantation.

Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe (Empire, Precious) was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress at this year’s Black Reel Awards, as well as at the 2021 Image Awards, where Monáe was also nominated for Outstanding Actress. Monáe also won both the Courage in Acting Award and Best Female Action Hero at the 2021 Women Film Critics' Circle Awards, while director of photography Pedro Luque (Don’t Breathe, The Girl in the Spider's Web) was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2020 Fright Meter Awards.

Produced by two-time Oscar nominee Sean McKittrick (Get Out,Us, BlacKkKlansman), Antebellum’s cast also includes award-winning Zimbabwean actor Tongayi Chirisa (Palm Springs, iZombie).

New York Post calls Antebellum “a breathless watch” and Variety a “terrifying - and incredibly timely - horror movie.”