What to Expect From ‘Where the Crawdads Sing,’ Daisy Edgar-Jones’s Poignant Next Film

This sweeping adaptation of Delia Owens’s bestselling debut novel of the same name will centre on the captivating star of Normal People. Ahead of its arrival in cinemas, here’s everything you need to know.

The headlines:

Who is in the cast of Where the Crawdads Sing?

Daisy Edgar-Jones will take the lead in Where the Crawdads Sing alongside Harris Dickinson and Taylor John Smith.

When will Where the Crawdads Sing be released? 

Where the Crawdads Sing is due to arrive in theaters on July 15.

What is the plot of Where the Crawdads Sing in a nutshell?

In Where the Crawdads Sing, a young girl who grows up in a North Carolina marsh becomes a suspect in the murder of a man who once pursued her. 

Is there a trailer for Where the Crawdads Sing?

Yes, there are two and they both feature lush landscapes, tense courtroom scenes, and a soaring original song penned by Taylor Swift. Watch them in full below.

The details:

It’s a twisty thriller that doubles as a coming-of-age saga

Based on Delia Owens’s critically-lauded page turner, Where the Crawdads Sing centers on Kya, the endlessly resourceful resident of a North Carolina marsh. We meet her as a child in the early ’50s, as she is abandoned by her parents and older siblings, and learns to survive on her own. She is taught to read and write by her friend Tate Walker and falls for him, but is left behind once again when he goes to college. Enter Chase Andrews, a quarterback who draws Kya into a tryst with promises of marriage that never materialize. After she ends their relationship, he attacks her and she narrowly escapes. Then, while she’s away, Chase is found dead and Kya is engulfed in a murder trial—and the evidence against her seems insurmountable.

The cast is a mix of rising stars and fresh faces

Daisy Edgar-Jones, who dazzled audiences as the sensitive Marianne in Normal People and recently earned rave reviews at Sundance with her delicious new revenge thriller Fresh, will star as the resilient Kya. Indie darling Harris Dickinson, who won hearts in Beach Rats and can currently be seen in The Souvenir: Part II, is Chase, while Taylor John Smith, best known for his role as a distressed murder suspect in HBO’s Sharp Objects, is Tate. There’s also Garret Dillahunt and Ahna O’Reilly as Kya’s emotionally distant parents; Sterling Macer Jr. and Michael Hyatt as Jumpin and Mabel, a couple who come to Kya’s aid; and Jojo Regina and Luke David Blumm as the younger iterations of Kya and Tate.