The sci-fi thriller Subservience explores the chaotic dangers of artificial intelligence and androids, and it counts on the talents of a well-known cast. Sci-fi, horror, and thriller have found a theme in common in recent years thanks to the rise of AI in different areas – and, of course, filmmakers have seized this topic to tell terrifying stories about the pros and cons of AI. Among them is Subservience, directed by S. K. Dale and written by Will Honley, which takes the audience to a near future where technology has advanced to the point of developing lifelike androids powered by AI.
Subservience focuses on Nick’s family after his wife, Maggie, is hospitalized due to an unspecified (but threatening) heart condition. Unable to manage the household on his own, Nick buys an AI android, which they refer to as “sim”, to help him around the house and with his kids while Maggie is in the hospital. His daughter decides to call the sim “Alice”, and they quickly bond. However, Alice’s program is too advanced, so much so that it develops an unhealthy attachment to Nick and his daughter. The cast of Subservience has some well-known faces, along with some new talents.
Actor
Character
Megan Fox
Alice
Michele Morrone
Nick
Madeline Zima
Maggie
Megan Fox as Alice
Date Of Birth: May 16, 1986
Active Since: 2001
Actor: Megan Fox was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Megan Fox’s acting debut was in the direct-to-video movie Holiday in the Sun, starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, followed by the soap opera Ocean Ave. After starring in Disney’s Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen alongside Lindsay Lohan, Fox’s big break arrived when she played Mikaela Banes in 2007’s Transformers.
Fox went on to star in the comedy horror Jennifer’s Body, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and its sequel Out of the Shadows, and Expend4bles. On TV, Fox played Sydney Shanowski in the sitcom Hope & Faith and took over Zooey Deschanel’s main spot on New Girl in seasons 5 and 6 as Reagan Lucas.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show
Year
Holiday in the Sun
2001
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
Hope & Faith
2004
Transformers
2007
Jennifer’s Body
2009
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014
New Girl
2016
Expend4bles
2023
Character: Alice is an AI android developed to help with domestic tasks and keep its main user safe at all times, who happens to be Nick. However, Alice is highly intelligent and can be quite manipulative, so she can go rogue at any moment.
Michele Morrone as Nick
Date Of Birth: October 3, 1990
Active Since: 2011
Actor: Michele Morrone was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy. Morrone broke big when he played Don Massimo Torricelli in the erotic trilogy 365 Days, and before that, he appeared in two Italian movies. On TV, his most notable roles are Claudio Cavalleri in the Italian miniseries The Trial and a ship captain in the historical drama Medici. Morrone is also a singer, and released his first studio album, Dark Room, in 2020, with several songs featured in the 365 Days soundtrack.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show
Year
Medici
2019
The Trial
2019
365 Days
2020
365 Days: This Day
2022
The Next 365 Days
2022
Character: Nick is a construction foreman, Maggie’s husband, and father of Isla and Max. Nick buys Alice to help him with the kids and domestic tasks while Maggie is in the hospital, completely unaware of the dangers of having an AI android.
Madeline Zima as Maggie
Date Of Birth: September 16, 1985
Active Since: 1992
Actor: Madeline Zima was born in New Haven, Connecticut. Zima’s acting debut was in the psychological thriller The Hand That Rocks The Cradle and one episode of Law & Order. Zima broke big when she was cast as Grace Sheffield in the sitcom The Nanny. On the big screen, her most notable roles are Brianna in A Cinderella Story and Edie in Bombshell. On TV, Zima played Mia in Californication, Gretchen in Heroes, and Casey Brinke in Doom Patrol.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show
Year
The Nanny
1993
A Cinderella Story
2004
Californication
2007
Heroes
2009
Bombshell
2019
Character: Maggie is Nick’s wife and Isla and Max’s mother. Maggie needs a heart transplant and spends a lot of time at the hospital, leading Nick to buy Alice to help him out.
Subservience Supporting Cast & Characters
Meet The Rest Of The Characters in Subservience
Matilda Firth as Isla: Nick and Maggie’s daughter, who chooses Alice and quickly bonds with her. Firth had a minor role in the TV series Vampire Academy and played Grace in Hullraisers, Nancy in Time, and Sophie in Coma. In film, she had a minor role in Disney+’s Disenchanted and plays Ginger in Leigh Whannell’s horror movie Wolf Man.
Andrew Whipp as Monty: Nick’s coworker who wants revenge against “sims” for taking his job at the construction building. Whipp played Brian Fraser in Outlander, D.I. Savage in EastEnders, and Callum in Emmerdale. On the big screen, he was part of Silent Hours and The Fourth Kind. Whipp is also known for his work on stage, being part of plays like Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Atanas Srebrev as Lewis: Nick and Monty’s boss who assures Lewis he will have a job even after the “sims” are hired. Srebrev's most notable projects include Spartacus, 300: Rise of An Empire, Hellboy (2019), Rambo: Last Blood, After We Fell, After Ever Happy, and The Toxic Avenger (2023).
Subservience, directed by S.K. Dale and released in 2024, follows a struggling father who brings home a lifelike AI amidst his wife's absence. The AI develops self-awareness, desiring the affection of her owner, and becomes dangerously determined to attain everything the family has to offer.
Director S.K. Dale
Release Date July 19, 2024
Cast Megan Fox , Michele Morrone , Madeline Zima , Matilda Firth , Andrew Whipp , Jude Greenstein , Atanas Srebrev , Kate Nichols , Trevor Van Uden , Euan Macnaughton , Max Kraus , J.R. Esposito , Doroteya Toleva , Rosmary Yaneva , Kexin Wang
Custom image by Ana Nieves.
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