Barron’s Cove is officially streaming on Paramount+, and seeing it hit the number 2 spot on the charts this week—sitting alongside massive studio productions—has been surreal.
I’ve never released a movie before. It is a strange paradox taking a story that began as a deeply personal idea in a notebook 8 years ago, and suddenly handing it over to millions of strangers around the world.
To everyone who has followed this journey—from the script phase, to the set in Massachusetts, to the festival circuit, and now to your living rooms—thank you. Your support built the momentum that made this release possible.
To those just finding my work now: Welcome. I love the process of excavating stories and bringing them to the screen. Barron’s Cove is a crime thriller starring @garretthedlund , @christianconvery , @brittanysnow , @therealhamishlinklater , @tramell.tillman , @raulcastillo , and @slang_711 , about fathers, sons, and the terrifying cost of justice. It’s the first of many stories I plan to tell.
If you haven’t watched it yet, check it out on Paramount+. And if you have, let me know what you thought in the comments.
The story belongs to you now.
It was an honor to introduce this year’s Charles D. Kelman Innovator’s Lecture at this year’s ASCRS meeting in Washington D.C. Congratulations to Dr. Sean Ianchulev for your well deserved award!
@ascrsofficial@seanianchulev
Three months after Barron’s Cove hit P+, and the streamer continues to feature it heavily in their digital advertising campaigns. ‘BIG STARS. HIT MOVIES.’ Congrats to the team, and thank you @paramountplus for continuing to support the film so strongly! 💪🏻
A film is shaped by a cast and a crew.
I was lucky to work with some of the best of both worlds.
A film is also shaped by budget, time, available locations, weather, and the natural temporal boundaries of a 120 minute feature.
In my head, I had more than could ever be filmed with a camera and projected onto a screen. More storylines, more setting detail, more internality than the medium of film could capture.
So I wrote Barron's Cove, the novel. A deeper dive into the mystery and characters that weave this story together.
When 10-year-old Barron is found dead and the police look the other way, his father Caleb crosses a line from which there is no return.
Critics are calling BARRON'S COVE "a hell of a ride that grabs you by the throat" and "unmissable, scalding storytelling" that "sticks with you in your gut, burns your throat, and bruises your conscience."
Available on Amazon Kindle and in select bookstores.
Pick up first copies very soon at BOOK CULTURE. 536 West 112th St. NYC.
@bookculture
Published by Lionizer Books.
Thank you to the film’s legendary cast @garretthedlund@brittanysnow@christianconvery@therealhamishlinklater@raulcastillo@slang_711 — what we discovered together has made this narrative more than I could have ever conceived alone.
Ten-year-old me is freaking out.
Ever since I saw that mountain fade in at the start of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Paramount Pictures became more than a logo. It became the dream.
More than once, in high school and college, I set the Paramount logo as my laptop and phone background, just to stay connected to that North Star that represented the magic of the movies. On my NYU thesis film BANDITO, I wore vintage Paramount tees I found on eBay, as an expression of sheer joy to be doing something I loved and to help channel that cinematic spirit.
Today, I’m beyond excited to share that BARRON’S COVE has joined the Paramount family of films, and will soon be streaming on @paramountplus for all 79 million subscribers in 2026.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this dream come true. I could not imagine a more perfect ending for my first feature film. 🙏🏻
it was lockdown. nowhere to be. just me and this table.
typing. rewriting. dreaming. hoping.
now look at it.
type. type. type. type. export. send. send.
send.
Take 300 hours of writing, 8 months of casting, 22 days of shooting, 6 months of post, 15 epic wins, 10 near-disasters, 8 new friendships, 1 actual movie, print it on a disc and wrap it in plastic. I just ordered 10 of these to my house. 💿🕺🏻
