Woman Navigates Multiverse to Avenge Daughter's Killer

Redux Redux explores the moral quandaries of using multiverse travel for revenge

Published on Feb. 17, 2026

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In the third feature film from the McManus siblings, Irene Kelly, a mother whose profound grief has compelled her to murder her daughter's killer Neville repeatedly across different universes, is forced to confront the ethical and emotional toll of her relentless quest for vengeance. As Irene's obsession spirals, she forms an unexpected bond with a runaway teen, Mia, that challenges her single-minded pursuit of retribution.

Why it matters

Redux Redux boldly tackles the moral implications of multiverse travel, using the popular sci-fi concept as a springboard to explore deeper questions about the nature of grief, addiction, violence, and the possibility of catharsis. The film subverts expectations of the multiverse genre, focusing less on the variety of alternate realities and more on how such technology could corrode one's soul when used for destructive purposes.

The details

Irene Kelly, played by Michaela McManus, has already murdered her daughter's killer Neville "hundreds" of times, using a time travel machine that resembles a coffin to track him down across different universes. The details of Neville's life change slightly in each reality - sometimes he works as a fry cook, other times as a server - but Irene's mission to kill him remains constant, driven by an invisible force that won't let her rest. When Irene encounters a runaway teen named Mia in one universe, she reluctantly takes the girl under her wing, forming an unexpected bond that forces Irene to confront the moral decay of her obsessive quest for revenge.

  • Irene has been murdering Neville repeatedly since the death of her daughter.
  • Redux Redux takes place in February 2026, when the film will have a limited theatrical release.

The players

Irene Kelly

The protagonist, a mother driven by grief to repeatedly murder her daughter's killer across different universes using a time travel machine.

Neville

The killer of Irene's daughter, whom she tracks down and murders in various ways across the multiverse.

Mia

A 15-year-old runaway that Irene reluctantly takes in, forming an unexpected bond that challenges Irene's single-minded quest for revenge.

Jonathan

Irene's pseudo-romantic partner, with whom she frequently has sex in his car outside a grief support group.

Kevin and Matthew McManus

The writer-director brothers behind Redux Redux and the previous two films starring their sister Michaela McManus.

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What they’re saying

“This is the closest thing I have to a monogamous relationship.”

— Irene Kelly (screenrant.com)

“Sometimes one should let the dead stay dead... though it can be really satisfying to see how Irene kills Neville dead in the first place.”

— Gregory Nussen, Critic (screenrant.com)

What’s next

The film will have a limited theatrical release starting February 20, 2026.

The takeaway

Redux Redux uses the multiverse premise to explore the moral and emotional toll of obsessive revenge, challenging the viewer to consider whether technical advancements can truly save us from the darkest impulses of the human condition.