Tommie Earl Jenkins has boarded the cast of the upcoming newsroom thriller Red Ink, a gripping period drama set in New York City in the aftermath of World War II.
The film, produced by New York-based Incline Studios, recently wrapped production in Syracuse, New York, and unfolds over the course of a single high-stakes morning inside the bustling headquarters of the fictional Verity Press in November 1949.
Red Ink centers on the collision of media, politics, and fear at a time when a mysterious global affliction begins sweeping through New York and beyond. As reports escalate, the newsroom must decide how to shape the narrative — before rival publications and government officials do it for them.
Toby Leonard Moore stars as Bob Hoover, Verity’s editor-in-chief and a celebrated war photographer whose Pulitzer-winning image once helped sway public opinion at the close of World War II. His steady moral compass is put to the test as pressure mounts from powerful forces seeking to weaponize fear. D.B. Sweeney portrays publisher Walter Nash, while Mike Doyle plays Senator Conrad, a political operative intent on steering the story toward control and propaganda.
As the newsroom confronts the terrifying possibility that the outbreak may not be a conventional virus at all — but something far more supernatural — Red Ink interrogates media propaganda, institutional power, and the fragile line between truth and manipulation.
Adding another layer of urgency, the film unfolds in real time using uninterrupted one-shot takes — a stylistic choice designed to mirror the intensity of breaking news. The narrative tension deepens when Bob’s teenage niece Dot, a bold young photojournalist chasing her own leads, uncovers something deeply unsettling: those infected by the mysterious affliction do not appear on film.
The ensemble cast also includes Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Eugene Cordero, Rose Reid, Kyle Selig, Oona Laurence, Josh Plasse, Michael Barra, Max von Essen, and Melissa Putterman-Hoffman.
The film is directed by Incline Studios co-founders Benjamin J. Murray and Michael Christensen, with a screenplay by Christensen and a story by Murray, Christensen, and Marty Lucero. It is produced by Murray, Lucero, Jake Casey, and Erin Mae Miller, with executive producers including Brian David Cange, Zachery J. Burns, Jeff Moseley, Nidal Kahl, Brev Moss, and Robert J. Goodwin.
Incline Studios launched in late 2025 with a mission to champion original storytelling that brings adventure and hope back to cinema — positioning Red Ink as an ambitious debut in a marketplace often dominated by franchise-driven releases.
With its blend of political paranoia, newsroom tension, and supernatural mystery, Red Ink is shaping up to be a genre-bending thriller that feels timely — even decades after its setting.