Jeffrey Dean Morgan (“Grey’s Anatomy,” upcoming Watchmen) is reteaming with his P.S. I Love You co-star Hilary Swank in The Resident, a thriller Antti J. Jokinen is directing for Hammer Films.
The story centers on a young doctor (Swank) who moves into a loft in Brooklyn where mysterious occurrences lead her to suspect that she is not alone in her home. She discovers that her seemingly charming landlord (Morgan) has developed a dangerous obsession with her, resulting in a terrifying game of cat and mouse.
Jokinen and Robert Orr wrote the initial script, which was rewritten by Erin Cressida Wilson.