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Appropriately enough for a movie based around the COVID-19 pandemic, Songbird is bypassing cinemas and going straight to a streaming release.

KJ Apa stars as Nico, a bicycle messenger in a post apocalyptic near future where COVID-19 has mutated to COVID-23, who hasn’t been able to see his girlfriend Sara (Sofia Carson), during the pandemic. And now the government is snatching up people who have the virus and tossing them into camps…

The film will be on PVOD for a period, before going to one of the streaming services, according to Deadline.

“The pandemic has affected every aspect of our business, from production to release, but Songbird demonstrates that a nimble studio like STX can find effective and profitable ways to make their movies work, as we have similarly with Greenland and My Spy during these challenging times,” STXfilms Motion Picture Group chairman Adam Fogelson said. “The show must go on. Songbird is a thrilling movie that will speak to audiences in this moment as it keeps them on the edge of their seats.”