‘In Cold Light’ Trailer: Maika Monroe Plays An Ex-Con In Drug Empire Thriller That Also Features Troy Kotsur & Helen Hunt

Desperate People Do Dangerous Things. Maika Monroe stars in a new neo-noir film, “In Cold Light,” from French-Canadian director Maxime Giroux, that sees the actress in a tough and gritty dramatic thriller as an ex-con who’s barely out of prison before she’s back trying to reclaim her drug empire, which co-stars “CODA” actor Troy Kotsur and Helen Hunt.

The Canadian-made thriller that debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival sees Mike MacMillan and Yanick Letourneau leading the producing team, with Jean-Yves Roubin co-producing. XYZ Films is also executive producing and financing, with investment funding coming from IPR.VC, and with the support of Telefilm Canada and SODEC. 

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An official logline for “In Cold Light”:

Fresh out of prison and burning to reclaim her shattered empire, Ava (Maika Monroe) sets out to take back control of her once-thriving drug operation. But her plans implode when she is framed for a killing that puts a target on her back from both the police and the city’s ruthless crime boss (Helen Hunt). Suddenly caught in a dangerous criminal underworld even she can’t navigate, Ava is forced to confront the ghosts of her past, including old wounds from her father (Troy Kotsur), while dodging bullets and fleeing for her life as her fight for survival becomes a reckoning.

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That latest trailer for “In Cold Light” can be viewed below, as the new romantic drama heads to theaters on January 23, 2026, thanks to domestic distributor Saban Films.