Director: Ian Tuason
Cast: Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Michèle Duquet, Keana Bastidas, Jeff Yung
Undertone is a 2026 Canadian-American horror-thriller directed by Ian Tuason, following a paranormal podcast host whose search for supernatural content leads her into genuinely terrifying territory when mysterious recordings begin arriving uninvited — each one more disturbing than the last.
What is Undertone about?
Mara hosts one of the internet's most-followed paranormal podcasts, built on a blend of folklore research, listener tips, and a healthy skepticism about the supernatural. That balance shifts dramatically when she starts receiving audio files she never requested — recordings that seem to capture sounds and voices from places no living person could access. As she digs into their origin, the boundary between documenting the uncanny and being consumed by it begins to dissolve. Her colleagues grow concerned, her judgment wavers, and the question stops being whether the recordings are real and starts being whether she can survive what they represent. Undertone builds its dread methodically, using sound design and confined spaces to sustain tension across its 94-minute runtime.
Cast & crew
Director Ian Tuason works with a strong ensemble anchored by Nina Kiri, known for her grounded, emotionally precise performances, and Adam DiMarco, who brings dry wit and genuine unease to his supporting role. Michèle Duquet, Keana Bastidas, Jeff Yung, Ryan Turner, Brian Quintero, and Marisol D'Andrea round out a cast that makes the small-screen world of podcasting feel both believable and increasingly claustrophobic.
Context & significance
Paranormal horror centering on audio — recordings, voices, frequencies — taps into a fear tradition that Persian-speaking audiences know well from both classic Iranian ghost stories and globally beloved found-footage films. Undertone arrives with Persian dubbing, which means diaspora viewers can follow every whisper, every distorted audio clue, without missing nuance. For a community that often watches together across generations, a dubbed horror film removes the subtitle-juggling and lets the atmosphere land directly. The podcast-as-protagonist format also speaks to a generation of Iranian-Canadian and Iranian-American listeners already embedded in podcast culture.
Where & how to watch
Undertone is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime. No extra download needed.