This is Not a Test(2026)

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Rated R for strong bloody violence, gore, suicide, language, some sexuality and brief teen drinking
1h 42m
- Horror
- Thriller

Release Date: Feb 20, 2026 | Moderate

When a sudden zombie outbreak ravages their town, a high-school senior and a small group of classmates barricade themselves inside their school to survive. As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors and the infected close in, the group must rely on one another’s strengths and confront their fears to stay alive in a world gone terrifyingly wrong.

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Original Release | Feb 20, 2026 | Opens in 06days

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Director & Top Cast

Adam MacDonald
Director

Missy Peregrym
Emergency Voice

Chloe Avakian
Grace

Joelle Farrow
Lily

Jeff Roop
Sloane's father

Perez Tieku
Man on Megaphone

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: 5.1

Aspect Ratio: Digital

Other Details

Country of Origin: Canada

Language: English

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Plot Summary

This Is Not a Test is a 2026 apocalyptic horror-thriller film written and directed by Adam MacDonald, adapted from the 2012 young-adult survival novel by Courtney Summers. The story centers on Sloane Price (played by Olivia Holt), a resilient high-school student whose life is upended when a ferocious outbreak of the infected overtakes their town. With civilization collapsing around them, Sloane teams up with a small group of classmates and barricades themselves inside Cortege High, where they attempt to endure the assault of the undead and the strain of desperate survival. The ensemble cast also includes Froy Gutierrez as Rhys, Corteon Moore as Cary, Carson MacCormac as Trace, Chloe Avakian as Grace, and Luke Macfarlane as Mr. Baxter, weaving together a group dynamic tested by fear, loyalty, and shifting alliances. Filmed in Hamilton, Ontario, the movie uses claustrophobic settings and relentless tension to explore themes of survival, fear, identity, and the resilience of human connection in crisis. This Is Not a Test is for fans of intense, character-driven zombie horror that blends visceral thrills with emotional stakes.

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This Is Not a Test (2026) follows Sloane Price (Olivia Holt), a suicidal and abused teen confronting her father's torments and her sister's abandonment, who reluctantly survives an apocalyptic outbreak with five damaged classmates barricaded in their high school.