LOS ANGELES, Oct 7 — YouTube Red and Legendary Digital have released the first trailer for post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller The Thinning.

The film is directed by Michael Gallagher and it revolves around a dying world where population control is dictated by an aptitude test in high school. When two students (Logan Paul and Peyton List) discover the test is hiding a larger conspiracy, they must go against the system to expose it and take it down.

The film also stars Lia Marie Johnson, Calum Worthy, Matthew Glave, Michael Traynor and Ryan Newman.

The Thinning is set for release on October 12 on YouTube Red.

A screengrab from YouTube Red and Legendary Digital’s sci-fi thriller ‘The Thinning’.