EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Paul Raschid has cast George Blagden (Vikings), Christina Wolfe (The Ark), and Danny Griffin (FATE: The Winx Saga) in his latest interactive project Hello Stranger.

Hello Stranger follows Cam, a techno-hermit who conducts life from his electronically automated smart home. The Synopsis reads: Cam interacts with strangers on the platform Hello Stranger: a randomised video chatting website. Eventually, he encounters a masked stranger with an altered voice. Unnerved, Cam leaves the call only to find the stranger has hacked his smart-home and locked him in. The stranger tells Cam that he must win three rounds of games or it is ‘game over’. Viewers must make decisions and play the 3 games in order for Cam to survive but one wrong choice could lead to a grisly end.

The project is produced by Neville Raschid. Aviary Films is handling sales and distribution. A 2024 release has been set for the project, which will be followed by the recently announced interactive horror-thriller The Run in 2025, also starring Blagden and Roxanne McKee (Game of Thrones). 

The Run was shot in Northern Italy. The story is set on a remote running trail, where a famous fitness influencer’s morning run becomes a race for survival when she is hunted by seemingly motiveless killers. She meets local farmer Matteo along the way and the viewer’s choices determine whether they live or die.