The Parenting is a 2025 American black comedy horror film directed by Craig Johnson and written by Kent Sublette. It stars Nik Dodani, Brandon Flynn, Parker Posey, Vivian Bang, Lisa Kudrow, Dean Norris, Brian Cox, and Edie Falco.
The film premiered on Max on March 13, 2025.
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Cast
Nik Dodani as Rohan
Brandon Flynn as Josh
Parker Posey as Brenda
Vivian Bang as Sara
Lisa Kudrow as Liddy
Dean Norris as Cliff
Brian Cox as Frank
Edie Falco as Sharon
Production
On January 26, 2021, New Line Cinema put in development a horror-comedy project written by Kent Sublette, with Craig Johnson attached to direct. The cast was announced in March 2022. After a table read via Zoom on March 19, 2022, filming began on March 25 in Massachusetts. Nathan Larson composed the score.
Release
The film was released on Max on March 13, 2025.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 47% of 36 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Playing in the well-worn horror-comedy sandbox, Craig Johnson's The Parenting may need a time-out when it comes to reinvigorating the genre." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 45 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.