Title screen for the film 'Maddie's Secret' by John Early, with the title in purple cursive font on a black background.
Promotional poster for the film 'Maddie's Secret' directed by John Early, featuring a woman with long, wavy hair looking distressed while holding onto a large silver fork against a black background, with stylized purple text.

Maddie's Secret is a 2026 comedy-melodrama directed by and starring John Early as Maddie Ralph, a plucky food industry dishwasher who skyrockets to viral influencer stardom. The "secret" is Maddie's hidden, severe struggle with bulimia, which threatens to resurface as the pressures of online fame and her unrewarding job mount

John Early

John Early

John Early, Luca Intili, Harris Mayersohn

Directed by

Written by

Produced by

John Early, Kate Berlant, Eric Rahill, Kristen Johnston, Claudia O'Doherty, Conner O'Malley, Vanessa Bayer

Cast

Dogma 3000, Unapologetic Projects, Dweck Productions, Whetstone Pictures, Radish Films

Production Companies

Magnolia Pictures

Distributed by

Woman with blonde hair smiling and holding two jars of hot sauce in front of a window with sheer curtains and a large indoor plant.
Two women sitting on the floor in a dance studio, one with long black hair wearing a black sleeveless top, looking to the side, and the other with blonde hair wearing a white sweatshirt with a red rose graphic, holding a rose in her hand, with a mirr
A woman with blonde hair wearing a denim jacket and a silver necklace stands in front of a man with curly hair and a beard, inside a kitchen with pink walls and wall-mounted knives.
A woman with long blonde hair smiling and wearing a white fluffy sweater, sitting indoors with blinds in the background.