XYZ Films
Presents…
Starring Hannah Lynch (The Rule of Jenny Pen), Yvette Parsons (What We Do in the Shadows), Arlo Green (Shortland Street), and Jackie van Beek (co-creator of Australian The Office). From New Zealand writing and directing duo THUNDERLIPS.
Releasing on Digital / On-Demand
October 27, 2026
MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT is a wild New Zealand body horror comedy following Mary, a messy millennial underachiever who accidentally becomes alien-pregnant and has to face skeptical doctors, a useless baby daddy and her oversharing mother in order to survive and reclaim her life.
Written and directed by New Zealand filmmaking duo THUNDERLIPS, the film marks their feature directorial debut and expands on their 2024 short HELP, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT, with Hannah Lynch reprising her role.
The film world premiered in the Midnight section at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and was well received by critics, where it currently stands at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Distributor: XYZ Films
Release Date: October 27, 2026
Writer/Directors: THUNDERLIPS
Starring: Hannah Lynch, Yvette Parsons, Arlo Green, Jackie van Beek
Producers: Alix Whittaker, Morgan Leigh Stewart, Ilai Amar
Executive Producers: Timothy White, Nate Bolotin, Nick Spicer, Aram Tertzakian, Todd Brown
Runtime: 95 Minutes
Logline: When a messy millennial underachiever accidentally gets alien-pregnant, she must overcome sceptical doctors, a useless baby-daddy, and her oversharing mum in order to survive and reclaim her life.
