‘A Social Contract’: Astin Plays A Senator In First Trailer For Political Survival Thriller, Release Date Set

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first trailer for A Social Contract, the Sean Astin-led political thriller from director Jason Mac, which Buffalo 8 will release August 7 across digital platforms.

Written by Alex Hanno, The Lord of the Rings star and SAG-AFTRA president Astin stars alongside Domenica Cameron-Scorsese (Cape Fear), Craig Parker (The Lord of the Rings), Christopher Wallinger (King Richard), Angela Morris, Connor Green, Rachel Kang, Samora Smallwood (The Way Home), Maria Alejandra Hernandez and John Wood Jr.

Set against the backdrop of a Fourth of July celebration, A Social Contract “follows Senator Bennett Wilde, who hosts an intimate dinner party for close family and political allies. The evening takes a deadly turn when an emergency alert announces an imminent nuclear strike on Washington, D.C., triggering a classified evacuation protocol. A helicopter is dispatched to extract Wilde, but with only three additional seats available, the gathering descends into chaos as alliances fracture, secrets surface, and each guest fights to prove their worth for survival.”

Pic is produced by John Lerchen, Austin Turner and Nick Silva, with Buffalo 8’s Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor serving as executive producers.

Watch it above.