In the last couple of years we’ve had “The Burial” and most recently “The Mortician” series to pound unflattering stereotypes of the Death Care profession to the consumer world via streaming platforms.  “The Burial” was based on the true life story of funeral home consolidation company The Loewen Group and some of their alleged corrupt business practices.  And, “The Mortician” series was based on the true-life antics and out-of-the-norm, including mass cremation, practices of Los Angeles mortuary and cremation company Lamb Funeral Home and one of their owners David Sconce.

It’s probably fair to say that neither production was good public relations for the businesses and people who work hard every day to bring memorialization options and grief relief to hundreds of thousands of Americans.

In late July Shudder Productions announced that they are in the process of producing a full-length movie based on the popular fictional video game “The Mortuary Assistant“.   In general, the game and movie are based on young student Rebecca Owens who takes a job as a mortuary assistant at the fictional River Fields Mortuary based in Connecticut.

According to this article in Deadline, actress Willa Holland has been cast in the role of Rebecca Owens and actor Paul Sparks (from House of Cards fame) has been cast as mortuary owner Raymond Delver.

According to various sources the movie is currently filming in Missouri and is planned to be released in 2026.

Additional Information —  “The Mortuary Assistant” information from IMDb.

Related — “The Mortuary Assistant” video game information from Wikipedia

More news from the world of Death Care:

• Want to stay on your land when you die?  This South Coast council might let you do it.  About Regional  (Australia)
• (Sen.) Cortez Mastro requests update from administration on Elko National Cemetery project.  Sen. Cortez Mastro press release.
• My family bought three Direct Cremations but I have one message for those considering it.  Express (Great Britain)
• Saving for the future, paying for a funeral:  Why are many families of young crime victims shut out of state compensation?  News from the States (U.S.)

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