The Strangers: Chapter 1 is a 2024 American horror film. It is the third film in The Strangers film series and the first installment of an intended relaunch in the form of a standalone trilogy. It was directed by Renny Harlin, with a screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland, from a story by Bryan Bertino, the writer and director of the original film. Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez star as a couple who come into contact with three psychopathic masked strangers while on a road trip. Ema Horvath co-stars.