Director: Johannes Roberts
Cast: Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, Troy Kotsur, Victoria Wyant, Gia Hunter
Primate is a 2026 American horror-thriller film directed by Johannes Roberts, running 89 minutes, in which a group of college students vacationing at a remote Hawaiian estate find their idyllic getaway shattered when a beloved pet chimpanzee becomes infected with rabies and turns lethally dangerous.
What is Primate about?
Lucy and her circle of college friends look forward to a relaxed break at her family's secluded property in Hawaii. The estate comes with a resident chimpanzee named Ben, kept as a pet and normally gentle. Early in the trip, Ben is bitten by a rabid animal, and the infection takes hold quickly. As the virus rewires his behavior, the group realizes the chimp they trusted has become an unpredictable and violent threat. Cut off from easy help and unsure how far the danger will spread, the friends must think fast, trust each other under pressure, and find a way to survive a nightmare they never saw coming.
Cast & crew
Johannes Roberts, known for survival-horror genre work, directs. The cast includes Johnny Sequoyah and Jessica Alexander as the lead characters navigating the crisis, alongside Troy Kotsur, whose expressive screen presence brings added dramatic weight to ensemble moments. Victoria Wyant, Gia Hunter, Benjamin Cheng, Charlie Mann, and Tienne Simon round out the group of friends at the center of the ordeal.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Primate offers the immediate pleasures of a tightly wound creature-survival thriller in a visually striking Hawaiian setting — a far cry from urban backdrops. The film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, meaning you can follow every tense exchange in Farsi without needing to read subtitles. Horror fans who enjoy English-language animal-attack cinema in the tradition of Cujo will find this a brisk, stressful watch. Its compact 89-minute runtime makes it an easy evening pick for groups or solo viewers looking for straightforward genre thrills.
Where & how to watch
Primate is available on K-Time with Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Stream it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start watching anytime and cancel anytime.