Robert the Doll returns as production begins on reboot
IMP Studios and 4Digital Media have announced the start of production on a reboot of the cult British horror franchise Robert the Doll, with filming currently underway in Scotland.
The film is being produced by Shepka Productions and Flickering Myth, marking the latest collaboration between the two companies following the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the upcoming suspense thriller Death Among the Pines, due in the UK in Q3 2026.
The new film reimagines the infamous killer doll, who made his screen debut in 2015’s Robert from the late UK genre filmmaker Andrew Jones, before returning for four further instalments in the original series.
Elle O’Hara (The Baby in the Basket, Wuthering Heights: House of the Damned) leads the cast alongside 10-year-old newcomer Iona McGill. Also starring are Annabelle Lanyon (Legend), Death Among the Pines actors Stephen Kerr and Nathan Shepka, and series veteran Lee Bane.
The film is being produced by Nathan Shepka of Shepka Productions and Gary Collinson of Flickering Myth, with executive producers Tony Taglienti and Sally Wood for 4Digital Media, Robert Graham of IMP Studios, and Emmy Award-winner Kira Reed (The Bay).
It has been co-financed by IMP Studios and 4Digital Media, with 4Digital Media also handling UK and US distribution and holding worldwide sales rights.
