Square Peg (production company)
American production company founded by Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen
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Square Peg (stylized in all caps) is an American production company co-founded by American filmmaker Ari Aster and Danish film producer Lars Knudsen. The company formed in 2019 and has produced over a dozen films and television shows. Square Peg primarily focuses on auteur-driven projects, including most of Aster's movies and those of Kristoffer Borgli (Dream Scenario and The Drama), Robert Eggers (The Northman), and Yorgos Lanthimos (Bugonia).
History
Aster and Knudsen first met to collaborate on Aster's 2018 directorial debut, Hereditary, with Knudsen producing.[2] The two then launched Square Peg in 2019, just before the July release of Midsommar (2019), which Aster wrote and directed and Knudsen produced. At that time, the duo had "already begun putting together a slate with emerging artists" and were working toward Aster's next film, Beau Is Afraid (2023), along with plans to eventually branch into television.[3]
In March 2021, it was announced that Square Peg had entered a two-year, first-look television deal with entertainment company A24, with Emily Hildner joining Square Peg as Head of TV.[4]
While Beau Is Afraid was in theaters, Square Peg also had two other projects in post-production. The company planned to develop three to four feature films per year. At that time, Square Peg was also moving into the TV space, developing several adaptations, including those for J. G. Ballard's "The Drowned World", the Japanese horror anime "Uzumaki", and Nick Dranso's novel "Acting Class".[2]
In April 2023, Square Peg was made up of a five-person staff.[2]
Square Peg Social
In May 2025, Aster and Knudsen unveiled Square Peg Social (SPS), a mentorship initiative to bring together "seasoned filmmakers and industry professionals to help and nurture a new generation of filmmakers".[5] From October 23 to 26, 2025, the inaugural Square Peg Social event took place in Austin, Texas.[5][6] In attendance were 26 writer-directors, 9 producers, and 27 industry mentors.[7][8]
In May 2026, it was announced that a second edition of SPS would be held in Austin from September 17 to 21, 2026.[9] Submissions opened in June 2026 via FilmFreeway.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Distributor(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Midsommar | Ari Aster | A24 | [11] |
| 2022 | The Northman | Robert Eggers | Focus Features | [12] |
| Resurrection | Andrew Seamans | IFC Films Shudder |
[13][14] | |
| 2023 | Beau Is Afraid | Ari Aster | A24 | [15] |
| Dream Scenario | Kristoffer Borgli | [11] | ||
| 2024 | Sasquatch Sunset | Nathan Zellner David Zellner |
Bleecker Street | [16][17] |
| Rumours | Guy Maddin Evan Johnson Galen Johnson |
[18][19] | ||
| 2025 | Death of a Unicorn | Alex Scharfman | A24 | [11] |
| Eddington | Ari Aster | [11] | ||
| Bugonia | Yorgos Lanthimos | Focus Features | [20] | |
| 2026 | The Drama | Kristoffer Borgli | A24 | [11] |
| Primetime | Lance Oppenheim | [21] |
In development
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Distributor | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Looming | Masha Ko | A24 | [22] |
| Why Don't You Love Me? | TBA | [23] | ||
| Bushido | Hiro Murai | [24] | ||
| Enemies | Henry Dunham | [25] | ||
| Jonty | Lorene Scafaria | [26] | ||
| Untitled film | Arkasha Stevenson | [27][28] | ||
| Scapegoat | Ari Aster | [29] | ||
| Death Stranding | Michael Sarnoski | [30] | ||
| Hansel & Gretel | Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña | TBA | [31] |