John Lithgow, who plays Albus Dumbledore in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series, previously starred in the 2019 remake of Stephen King's Pet Sematary, which is set to arrive on the free streaming platform Kanopy from 25 September 2026. The film, the second adaptation of King's 1983 novel, received a mixed critical reception on release, with reviewers arguing it favoured jump scares over the slow-building dread of the source material and altered key plot points.

Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer from a Jeff Buhler screenplay, the 101-minute film follows the Creed family as they relocate from Boston to rural Maine and discover a burial ground behind their new home capable of resurrecting the dead. It holds a 58% score on Rotten Tomatoes and also stars Jason Clarke and Amy Seimetz alongside Lithgow. It will join several other titles debuting on Kanopy the same day, including The Great Lillian Hall, Where Angels Fear to Tread and Doctor Who: Series 4, though the ad-free service is only accessible via participating libraries and institutions.