# The Stepmother (2022 film)
**The Stepmother** is a 2022 American thriller television movie directed by Chris Stokes and co-written by Stokes and [Marques Houston](https://www.edgepedia.org/marques-houston), in which a recently widowed single father moves to a new town and a mysterious woman threatens his relationship with his son and their safety.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20912248/) • [2](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-stepmother-2022) It was produced by Footage Films and released for streaming on June 17, 2022.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_stepmother_2022)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | Streaming release June 17, 2022, in the United States[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_stepmother_2022) |
| Director and writers | Directed by Chris Stokes; written by Chris Stokes and Marques Houston[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20912248/) |
| Production | Footage Films; producers Marques Houston and Juanita Stokes[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_stepmother_2022) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20912248/fullcredits/) |
| Runtime and rating | 1 hour 38 minutes; rated TV-14[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20912248/) |
| Lead cast | Marques Houston as Eddie, Erica Mena as Zoey, Justin Sweat as Scott[2](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-stepmother-2022) |
| Audience scores | IMDb 4.1/10 from about 462 votes; Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter 50% from fewer than 50 ratings, with no critic reviews counted[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20912248/ratings/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_stepmother_2022) |
| Sequels | The Stepmother 2 (December 23, 2022) and The Stepmother 3 (June 8, 2023)[6](https://fmdb.mov/en/movie/982465-the-stepmother) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and cast
The story follows a recently widowed single father who moves to a new town, where a mysterious woman threatens both his relationship with his son and their safety.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-stepmother-2022) An audience review on Rotten Tomatoes describes the woman, Zoey, as a "black widow stepmother who moves from husband to husband, family to family," and identifies Scott as the new stepson.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_stepmother_2022)
Marques Houston plays Eddie, Erica Mena plays Zoey, and Justin Sweat plays Scott.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-stepmother-2022) The supporting cast includes [Charles Malik Whitfield](https://www.edgepedia.org/charles-malik-whitfield) as Harrison, Cynthia Bailey as Vanessa, Tanee McCall as April, Paul Toweh as Jason, Chrissy Stokes as Jessica, and Kida Burns as Mikey.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-stepmother-2022)
### Sequels
The film spawned two sequels distributed in the same series: *The Stepmother 2*, released December 23, 2022, whose story centers on a woman with dissociative identity disorder seeking a new family, and *The Stepmother 3*, released June 8, 2023.[6](https://fmdb.mov/en/movie/982465-the-stepmother)
## Production
The film was directed by Chris Stokes, whose earlier credits include *House Party 4* and *You Got Served*, and co-written with Marques Houston, who also stars and produces.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_stepmother_2022) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20912248/) Juanita Stokes is credited as the other producer, with Immanuel Rich as composer, Charlie Grey as cinematographer, and Harvey White as editor.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20912248/fullcredits/) Rotten Tomatoes lists the production company as Footage Films and classifies the film as a drama, while IMDb, JustWatch, and TMDB classify it as a thriller or TV movie.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_stepmother_2022) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20912248/) • [2](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-stepmother-2022)
## Reception
On IMDb the film holds a rating of 4.1/10, weighted from roughly 462 to 466 user votes, with the unweighted mean at 4.6.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20912248/ratings/) Rotten Tomatoes shows a Tomatometer of 0 reviews and a Popcornmeter of 50% from fewer than 50 audience ratings.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_stepmother_2022) Audience reviews on the site were largely negative, criticizing the script, casting, and scoring; one reviewer described it as a Tubi original comparable to *The Stepfather* with genders and races reversed.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_stepmother_2022)
## References
1. [The Stepmother (2022), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20912248/)
2. [The Stepmother (2022), JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-stepmother-2022)
3. [The Stepmother (2022), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_stepmother_2022)
4. [The Stepmother (2022), Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20912248/fullcredits/)
5. [The Stepmother (2022), Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20912248/ratings/)
6. [The Stepmother (2022), FMDb](https://fmdb.mov/en/movie/982465-the-stepmother)
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