Director: Trey Edward Shults
Cast: The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan, Riley Keough, Ash T
Hurry Up Tomorrow is a 2025 American music-thriller film directed by Trey Edward Shults, starring The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoghan. Blurring the boundary between concert film and psychological thriller, it follows a sleepless musician drawn into a surreal nocturnal encounter that reshapes his sense of self.
What is Hurry Up Tomorrow about?
Abel, a globally famous musician, has not slept in days. Haunted by an unnamed dread, he moves through the blinding lights of late-night Los Angeles in a dissociative fog. A chance encounter with a young woman named Anima introduces an unpredictable presence into his orbit — one who seems to know things about him that no stranger should. What begins as an unsettling night out slowly transforms into a psychological unraveling, as the boundaries between performance, persona, and private self collapse under the pressure of her gaze. The film never lets comfort settle; tension builds through atmosphere rather than conventional plot mechanics, anchored in moody visuals and The Weeknd's original score.
Cast & crew
The Weeknd — Abel Tesfaye in real life — writes, produces, and stars in the film, channeling his After Hours and Dawn FM era aesthetics into a fictional self-portrait. Jenna Ortega brings an uncanny stillness to the pivotal role of Anima. Barry Keoghan, known for intense character turns, and Riley Keough round out a cast chosen for psychological edge over commercial familiarity. Director Trey Edward Shults previously helmed Waves and Krisha, both noted for emotional intensity and visual restraint.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking diaspora viewers, Hurry Up Tomorrow holds particular appeal as a portrait of cultural dislocation — the sense of performing an identity the world has constructed for you, while the private self quietly fractures. The Weeknd's Ethiopian heritage and immigrant-family backstory carry an emotional resonance for many Iranians abroad who navigate similar dual-identity pressures. The film's brooding visual grammar owes something to Persian art-house traditions (slow cinema, dreamlike imagery, interior alienation) that Iranian cinephiles will recognize. Available with Persian DUB and Persian subtitles, this is accessible viewing for the whole household regardless of English comfort level.
Where & how to watch
Hurry Up Tomorrow is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start watching instantly and cancel anytime.