It’s Josh Duhamel‘s last day on the job, and it’s about to be his worst, in the new serial killer thriller Neglected. Dylan Sprouse co-stars as a mysterious killer who forces Duhamel to play his deadly games…or else. Collider is proud to exclusively present the first trailer for Neglected, before the film is released next month by Inaugural Entertainment.
In the trailer, Duhamel stars as Shaw, a small-town cop who’s retiring after a fruitful career; he’s hoping he can spend some time with his teenage son before the boy heads off to college. Unfortunately, on his last day on the job, those dreams look like they’re about to be shattered. A strange man (Sprouse) bursts into the police station and confesses to a spate of serial killings. However, despite his surrender, his crimes aren’t done yet, because he’s got one last nasty surprise for Shaw: he’s captured his son and buried him alive with nine hours of air.
He’ll give Shaw his son’s location if and only if he does the impossible and solves three unsolved murders before time runs out. Can Shaw beat the clock and save his son? Who is behind the mystery slayings he has to solve? And what is the mystery killer’s true plan? You’ll have to check out Neglected when it’s released on May 8, 2026.
Who Stars in ‘Neglected’?
Duhamel is a familiar face from the Transformers movie franchise and from the NBC series Las Vegas. He currently stars in the Netflix series Ransom Canyon, and recently directed his third film, Preschool, which he also starred in. Dylan Sprouse is the twin brother of fellow actor Cole Sprouse; the two starred together on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody as children. He recently starred alongside Mason Gooding in the action comedy Under Fire. Neglected also stars Til Schweiger (Inglourious Basterds), Elena Sanchez (Bone Face), Kipp Tribble (ReBroken), Corbin Pitts (True Detective), Jeremy London (Mallrats), and Jason London (Dazed and Confused).
Neglected was directed by David Lipper (The Curse of Wolf Mountain), who also stars in the film; he co-wrote the script with Nicholas Ferwerda and Adam J. Levine. Lipper also produces with Robert A. Daly Jr., Mark Canton, Dorothy Canton, and Ryan Winterstern.
Neglected will be released on May 8, 2026. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
