Age: 27
female
Cailee Johnamae Spaeny (born July 24, 1998) is an American actress. Spaeny's first major role was in the science fiction film Pacific Rim Uprising (2018). She followed this appearing in the neo-noir film Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), the biographical films On the Basis of Sex and Vice (both 2018), the fantasy film The Craft: Legacy (2020), and the miniseries Devs (2020) and Mare of Easttown (2021). Spaeny portrayed Priscilla Presley in the biographical film Priscilla (2023), for which she received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. Further recognition came in 2024 for starring in the war film Civil War and the horror film Alien: Romulus.
Lily—a bored, beautiful twenty-something—wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast her housemates to stay in the Compound the longest, while competing in challenges for luxury rewards like champagne and lipstick, plus communal necessities to outfit their new home, like food, appliances, and a front door. Cameras are catching all her angles, good and bad, but Lily has no desire to leave: why would she, when the world outside is falling apart? As the competition intensifies, intimacy between the players deepens, and it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between desire and desperation. When the unseen producers raise the stakes, forcing contestants into upsetting, even dangerous situations, the line between playing the game and surviving it begins to blur. If Lily makes it to the end, she’ll receive prizes beyond her wildest dreams—but what will she have to do to win? Addictive and prescient, The Compound is an explosive debut from a major new voice in fiction and will linger in your mind long after the game ends.
