# Verve Signs ‘The Cycle’ Filmmaker Jordan Downey

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/verve-signs-the-cycle-filmmaker-jordan-downey/
- Published: 2026-11-05T17:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T17:41:06+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/the-cycle-director-jordan-downey-signs-verve-1237214435/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment

## Key points

- Jordan Downey signed with Verve for exclusive representation.
- His horror film *The Cycle* premiered on Shudder in October.
- Downey has completed production on sci-fi thriller *Override*.

## Summary

Filmmaker Jordan Downey has signed with Verve for exclusive representation in all areas, following attention for his horror thriller *The Cycle*. The deal comes as Downey’s work attracts festival recognition and industry interest, and he prepares to broaden his career across genres.

Starring Deborah Ann Woll, *The Cycle* follows a forensic anthropologist investigating her estranged father’s body and two other corpses alongside police, with evidence that defies science. The film received a Special Mention at Fantastic Fest, premiered on Shudder in October and was 95% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of the article. Downey previously directed *The Head Hunter*, *ThanksKilling* and a segment of *V/H/S/Beyond*; he has also completed production on the sci-fi survival thriller *Override*, starring Maria Bakalova and Frank Grillo.

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