The Purge movies may have been all over the place, but their premise—a crime-ridden America gives citizens one night each year to indulge their most violent appetites—was memorably deranged and ripe for lacerating social commentary.

How will “Saturday Night Live” alum Pete Davidson fare in his first non-comedic performance? However, its major selling point might be that it comes from James DeMonaco, the filmmaker behind the commercially successful “The Purge” franchise.