Bad Apples (upcoming film)

Bad Apples is an upcoming American comedy thriller film directed by Jonathan Etzler in his English-language debut and written by Jess O’Kane. It stars Saoirse Ronan. It is an adaptation by Jess O’Kane of Rasmus Lindgren's debut novel De Oönskade.

Premise
Maria (Ronan) is a teacher finding her class of ten year-olds disrupted by one unruly pupil.

Cast

 * Saoirse Ronan as Maria

Production
HanWay Films and Pulse Films are producing the Jess O'Kane film adaptation of the Swedish language book by Rasmus Lindgren with Swedish writer-director Jonatan Etzler onboard to make his English language debut. Saoirse Ronan signed on to lead the cast in October 2023.

Principal photography began on March 19, 2024 in Bristol.

Release
In June 2024, Republic Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film.