Three films shot in Cork among 2026 Screen Ireland projects

Details of the films emerged as the Irish film and TV agency unveiled its production slate for the coming year, writes Esther McCarthy

Adam Scott will star in HOKUM, the next horror movie from Oddity filmmaker Damian McCarthy. "A horror novelist visits a remote Irish inn to spread his parents’ ashes, unaware the place is rumored to be haunted by a witch."

Three major feature films shot in Cork are among the new projects being backed by Screen Ireland for 2026. Details of the films emerged as the Irish film and TV agency unveiled its production slate for the coming year.

Severance actor Adam Scott stars in the supernatural horror Hokum, from Bantry filmmaker Damian McCarthy. Filmed at West Cork Studios and on location in West Cork, it tells the story of a horror writer who visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch.