We watched Hive so you don’t have to.
It’s a Hive original… and boy, is it original.
Here’s a couple of spoilers, so be careful if you actually want to check out this seemingly low-budget horror oddity.
Hive a brand new horror-thriller starring Xochitl Gomez as Sasha, a teen babysitter who loses her charge at an idyllic playground. She must navigate a sinister, deceptive world as she confronts an insectoid entity controlling the children and snatching parents, forcing her to fight to escape a soul-crushing hivemind.
Hive became available to stream on Tubi April 17, 2026. Xochitl Gomez, Aaron Dominguez, and Tanya van Graan star in this horror filled film that is Directed/Written Felipe Vargas.
At its core, there’s a hive mind made up of rich, affluent kids living in a rich, affluent neighborhood. There’s definitely a cultural message here about how the wealthy may inflict pain on the working class or minorities. Mix that in with squishy, unsettling blood-and-guts moments and a few strange, graphic scenes of people meeting their demise—yes, including playground equipment—and you’ll start to get the picture.
Listen… we’re not recommending this one, but we’re also not telling you not to watch it.
Just don’t watch it alone expecting a good time. This is more of a group movie, where half the room is saying, “That was actually kind of a good idea,” and the other half is begging, “Please turn off this nonsense.”
Seriously, the trailer was good. The bad is the trailer is showing you some of the best material in the movie!
It’s a low-budget film for a low-budget night.
But you know what? The acting wasn’t horrible. The plotline wasn’t terrible either—more like a goofy version of the hive mind from Stranger Things. The commitment was there. The cast seemed genuinely inspired to lean into their roles, and that counts for something.
Still, despite that effort, we’re left with a “hive mind” concept that ends up being more boring than scary.
2.9 out of 5.
A bit weak on the dialogue… but kudos for the acting and the creative thought.