Starring: Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire, Pedro Pascal
Decades after the legendary underground Graboids first terrorized the isolated and desolate town of Perfection in the Nevada desert, Val McKee firmly believed he had finally left his terrifying monster hunting days behind him forever. Kevin Bacon returns to his iconic role, bringing back his signature rugged and reluctant hero charm. Val has spent years trying to find a quiet peace, but the universe clearly has other chaotic plans for him. Deep in the heart of the arid wasteland, a massive and highly advanced geothermal energy facility has been conducting invasive deep earth drilling.
This relentless excavation causes a catastrophic sinkhole that completely swallows the multimillion dollar operation in a matter of seconds. The military and government officials quickly intervene, only to discover a horrifying truth. They are no longer dealing with the average subterranean Graboids of the past. The intensive drilling has disturbed a dormant and ancient apex variant of the monstrous species. These new creatures are drastically faster, vastly more intelligent, and most terrifyingly, they have evolved past their known biological limitations. Instead of relying solely on seismic vibrations to track their prey, these apex predators have developed the ability to hunt by detecting electromagnetic fields.
Thrust back into a nightmare he thought he had escaped, Val realizes he cannot fight this new apocalyptic war alone. He is forced to reunite with the heavily armed, intensely paranoid, and ever prepared survivalist Burt Gummer, played brilliantly once again by Michael Gross. Adding to the explosive dynamic is the highly anticipated return of Burts equally formidable and heavily armed ex wife Heather, with Reba McEntire reprising her beloved role. The reunion of this classic trio forms the emotional and comedic backbone of the story, proving that old habits die hard when survival is on the line.
Joining the veteran monster hunters is Pedro Pascal, who portrays the brilliant but guilt ridden lead engineer of the destroyed geothermal facility. Consumed by the devastating consequences of his ambitious project, his character risks absolutely everything to help the seasoned Perfection crew fix the disaster he inadvertently started. Meanwhile, Florence Pugh enters the fray as a brilliant yet highly reckless seismologist whose unconventional scientific theories might hold the only true key to understanding and ultimately stopping the creatures before it is too late.
The stakes reach unprecedented global levels as this terrifying new breed of Graboids, terrifyingly dubbed Shock Worms by the government operatives, begin multiplying at an uncontrollable and rapid pace beneath the desert sands. Driven by an insatiable hunger and their new electromagnetic senses, the monstrous horde sets its sights on the ultimate prize. They are making a direct and aggressive path straight toward Las Vegas, inexplicably drawn by the massive and pulsing energy grid of the bustling neon city. If the swarm reaches the densely populated tourist destination, the structural damage and human casualties will be catastrophic.
