Peacock just added one of the best thrillers of 2025 — and you probably haven’t even heard of it.
Drop, a tense and twist-ridden technological thriller starring Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus, Sirens), didn’t do huge box office numbers, but we expect it to be — pun intended — a killer on streaming.
The movie currently holds an 84 percent “Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and Fahy’s status as a rising star should help propel it to viral success.
Watch With Us breaks down the reasons you should stream this exciting movie, which also stars 1923 standout Brandon Sklenar.
‘Drop’ Brilliantly Dramatizes the Terror of Modern Dating
Drop begins with a simple, relatively low-stakes premise: single mom Violet (Fahy) is going on her first date since her husband’s death. The date takes a terrifying turn, however, when Violet begins receiving anonymous digital drops to her phone telling her that she must murder her date, Henry (Sklenar). With this unusual premise, Drop takes something already inherently scary — dating — and builds on it.
“Getting back out there” after a relationship ends for any reason is always terrifying, but Violet’s experience is especially complicated (even before the drops begin). She’s grieving the loss of her son’s father, but her late husband (Michael Shea) was abusive, leaving her with conflicting feelings about relationships in general.
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There are already so many things for her to fear. Will she like Henry in real life? (They’ve been chatting on a dating app for months.) If the relationship takes off, will Henry get along with her son? And is she really ready to make herself vulnerable to love after being with such a toxic partner?
By raising the stakes of this date, writers Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach, along with director Christopher Landon, dramatize how dangerous the quest for love can sometimes feel. (If you’re in the dating scene, you may be comforted knowing this exact scenario is very unlikely to happen to you.)
Even the movie title, Drop, feels like a metaphor for dating — you have to leap into the unknown, without knowing what awaits you as you fall.
‘Drop’ Comments on Technology Without Feeling Forced
Meghann Fahy in Drop Universal Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection
Plenty of horror movies and thrillers make technology itself the villain. But while Drop uses the concept of dropping content to a stranger’s phone as part of its story, it’s not an overly simplistic “What if your cell phone tried to kill you?” narrative.
Technology also serves as a positive force in the movie, connecting Henry and Violet, who share a genuine connection after meeting through an app.
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What Drop also does well is highlight how vulnerable being perpetually “connected” makes us to bad actors. It’s a reminder about the importance of cybersecurity — without being preachy or condemning technology entirely.
It’s a Great Showcase for an Underrated Actress
We’ve been fans of Fahy since The Bold Type, and it’s a pleasure to see her getting recognized in the Hollywood mainstream. She nails “terrified but trying to act normal” throughout the movie, and Violet feels refreshingly distinct from Daphne on The White Lotus or Devon in Sirens.
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As Violet, Fahy gets to play a vulnerable woman who finds her inner strength under terrifying circumstances. It’s one of her first major lead movie roles — and it’s just as fun and clever as the hit shows that are making her a star.
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