“Union County” is an American independent drama film written and directed by Adam Meeks. It tells the story of Cody Parsons (Will Poulter), a young man assigned to a county-mandated drug court program toward recovery amidst the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio. The film also stars Noah Centineo, Elise Kibler, Emily Meade, and Annette Deao. The film premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it received critical acclaim for its direction, performances, and use of non-professional actors to tell the authentic stories of real-life recovering addicts. Actors Poulter, Centineo, filmmaker and co-editor Meeks, and co-editor Sean Weiner were all kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Oscilloscope Laboratories. Thank you, and enjoy!
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