FilmNation to Launch AFM Sales on Thriller State of Emergency Starring Brittany O'Grady

FilmNation Entertainment will launch AFM sales on the thriller State of Emergency under its genre production label Infrared Pictures, with Brittany O'Grady starring and Greg Yaitanes directing. Yahoo reported the sales launch on October 30, 2026.

Infrared Pictures Backs Yaitanes Thriller

State of Emergency follows Jenna, who returns to her job as a Boston 911 emergency dispatcher where she is still haunted by the death of her teenage brother and the missed call he placed to her in his final moments. An ordinary overnight shift takes a turn when callers report strange incidents connected to a mysterious event in Boston Harbor, and as a threat closes in on the dispatch center itself, the film gives way to the realization that Boston is ground zero for a catastrophe.

Nick Luddington wrote the screenplay. Infrared Pictures, Sam Brown and Dustin Thomason will produce through their company Curiosity Media, and Infrared is financing. The film is expected to start shooting next year.

Yaitanes most recently directed on Lucky, Dutton Ranch and Spider-Noir, and served as executive producer and director on Apple TV+'s Presumed Innocent, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. He was co-executive producer of House of the Dragon and directed three episodes including the season finale, and previously won an Emmy for House. O'Grady recently starred in Kathryn Bigelow's A House Of Dynamite, genre title Monitor and HBO Max's The Comeback, and has Jumanji: Open World upcoming.

"I'm excited to reunite with my longtime collaborators Dustin Thomason and Sam Brown, and to work with a rising talent like Brittany O'Grady," Yaitanes said. "The thriller genre has been a lifelong passion of mine."

FilmNation founder and CEO Glen Basner said: "Infrared is a champion of bold genre films and we can't wait to bring Greg Yaitanes' high-stakes, survival thriller State Of Emergency to audiences worldwide."

FilmNation's Sales Slate and Output

According to akta.pro company records, FilmNation produces five to seven films annually with budgets ranging from $10 million to $50 million. The company was founded in 2008 and is led by Basner as founder and CEO, with Stacey Snider as chief creative officer, Milan Popelka as chief operating officer and Alice Laffillé as vice president of sales. Its total funding stands at $120 million from a debt-funded round in April 2018 led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Infrared's Recent Appointments and Deals

In October 2026, Toby Emmerich joined FilmNation Entertainment's Infrared as a consultant, consulting on the division's slate, which includes upcoming releases Painter and Skeletons, Yahoo reported. FilmNation also partnered with British indie High Road Entertainment to co-produce TV projects, with High Road providing financing, international market strategy and executive production, Yahoo reported that month. In September 2026, Drew Simon left Infrared, the FilmNation-backed label he founded with Basner, to pursue new opportunities, Deadline reported, remaining a producer on Skeletons and Painter.