Director: Euros Lyn
Behind the hedges of a quiet English town, one family keeps its curtains drawn for a reason that has nothing to do with privacy in The Radleys, a 2024 comedy-horror from director Euros Lyn.
What is The Radleys about?
Damian Lewis and Kelly Macdonald play parents who have spent years suppressing their bloodline's true nature, raising their teenage children on a strict diet of ordinary life and unspoken rules. When a violent incident forces the family's secret into the open, the household's careful routine collapses, and the teenagers must reckon with an inheritance no one warned them about. Bo Bragason and Harry Baxendale play the children caught between suburban normalcy and appetites they never chose, while the film mines dark comedy from a family trying to stay civilized against its own instincts.
Cast & crew
Damian Lewis and Kelly Macdonald lead as the restrained parents, playing the tension between domestic routine and hidden nature for both dread and dry humor. Bo Bragason and Harry Baxendale carry the teenage perspective as the children forced to confront what their family really is, with Sophia di Martino, Steven Waddington, Madeleine Power, and Shaun Parkes rounding out the town around them. The cast plays the premise straight, which is part of what makes the comedy land.
Context & significance
The Radleys is adapted from Matt Haig's novel of the same name and directed by Euros Lyn, known for blending genre setups with grounded family drama. Set entirely in Britain, the film uses a very ordinary suburban backdrop to sharpen the contrast with its supernatural premise, treating the family's condition less as a horror gimmick and more as a metaphor for repression and inherited secrets. Running 115 minutes, it moves between comedy and tension without settling fully into either genre.
Where & how to watch
The Radleys is available on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Farsi subtitles, built into a viewing experience designed around the Iranian diaspora's language needs. Watching only requires a free account and login; the film's page can be browsed without signing in first.