Director: Taneli Mustonen, Brad Watson
Cast: Elisha Applebaum, Madalena Aragão, David Newman, Sarah Priddy, Andonis Anthony
The Bayou is a 2025 British action-horror thriller directed by Taneli Mustonen and Brad Watson, following a group of young friends whose vacation takes a violent turn after a plane crash strands them in the remote Louisiana wetlands — where the real danger is not the swamp, but what hides beneath its surface.
What is The Bayou about?
Kyle, fresh out of university in Houston, boards a flight with a close circle of friends for a celebratory trip. When the aircraft goes down over the desolate Louisiana bayou, the survivors pull themselves from the wreckage and try to regroup in a vast, isolated wilderness. Injuries, scarce resources, and the oppressive heat of the marshland make survival hard enough. But as the group pushes through the shallow waterways searching for a way out, they begin to sense they are not alone. Something in the water — patient, powerful, and unseen — is tracking them. What starts as a race against nature slowly becomes a fight against a predator that holds every advantage in its own terrain.
Cast & crew
The ensemble is led by Elisha Applebaum and Madalena Aragão, joined by David Newman, Sarah Priddy, Andonis Anthony, Athena Strates, Isabelle Bonfrer, and Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong. The cast is largely drawn from British and European television, bringing a grounded, naturalistic energy to the survival group dynamic that keeps the threat feeling immediate rather than cartoonish.
Context & significance
Survival-horror films set in hostile natural environments have long resonated with diaspora audiences who grew up watching Hollywood creature features dubbed into Persian, and The Bayou fits squarely in that tradition. The Louisiana bayou — mythologized in everything from classic American horror to Southern Gothic literature — provides an immediately atmospheric backdrop that translates across cultures: isolation, unfamiliar terrain, and an unseen threat are fears that need no translation. For Persian-speaking viewers on K-Time, the film is available with a full Persian dub, making it easy to watch with family members across generations. Its tight 87-minute runtime and straightforward creature-thriller premise make it an accessible genre pick for a Friday night watch.
Where & how to watch
The Bayou is available on K-Time with Persian dub and Persian subtitles. You can stream it on your browser, smart TV دستگاه, or Android phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Subscribe and cancel anytime.