Mongrel Media has picked up U.S. distribution rights for Seabourne Pictures’ After, a debut thriller from writer and director Ryan Smith about two strangers who survive a deadly bus accident only to awaken in a deserted town stalked by a ravenous creature.

Karolina Wydra (“House”) and Steven Strait (“Magic City”) topline the film, which is said to have locked down its deal with Mongrel Media thanks to Wydra’s casting on season six of HBO’s popular vampire soap “True Blood.” Wydra will next be seen in Ecuadorian director Sebastián Cordero’s Europa Report.

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