Cineverse (Nasdaq: CNVS), a next-generation entertainment studio, announced today that The Morrigan will debut on Digital and Video on Demand on February 3, 2026. The film follows an archaeologist specialising in Gaelic mythology who travels with her teenage daughter to a remote region of Ireland. The two are forced to fight for their lives as a vengeful Pagan War Goddess is released from her tomb.
The Morrigan stars Saffron Burrows (Troy, The Bank Job), Toby Stephens (Die Another Day, Black Sails), and James Cosmo (Braveheart, Troy). The film is directed by Colum Eastwood and produced by Ashley Holberry and Gavin Cosmo Mehrtens of Cowboy Cosmonaut. Its festival run started with the World Premiere at Galway Film Fleadh, and includes screenings at Tallinn Black Nights and Tromsø International Film Festival. Alliance Media Partners [AMP] negotiated the North American distribution release with Cineverse. AMP will be representing the film for international sales at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin.
“This film is deeply personal to me, drawing on the stories and landscapes I grew up with,” says director Colum Eastwood. “Seeing The Morrigan find a home with Cineverse is incredibly gratifying.”
The official synopsis is as follows: An archaeologist travels to Ireland to uncover a long-dead tomb. A threat is released and she will have to fight to keep her teenage daughter from falling under the control of The Morrigan, a vengeful Pagan War Goddess.
