Where the Crawdads Sing: Trailer, Cast, Release Date

1 "Where the Crawdads Sing" Trailer 2

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3 "Where the Crawdads Sing" Plot

"Where the Crawdads Sing" is based on the New York Times bestselling book by Delia Owens. The story is set in late 1969 on the North Carolina coast, when Kya Clark (aka "Marsh Girl") is suspected of murdering handsome local boy Chase Andrews. Kya grew up alone in the marsh, befriending gulls and becoming a sensitive and intelligent soul. She desires to be loved — which may have drastically changed her life for good.

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4 "Where the Crawdads Sing" Cast

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Daisy Edgar-Jones is set to play Kya Clark in "Where the Crawdads Sing." Edgar-Jones is best known for her role as Marianne on "Normal People," another book-to-screen adaptation about two high-school kids from Ireland who form a secret bond and, later, fall in love when they go to the same college. Edgar-Jones also starred in the Hulu movie "Fresh" with Sebastian Stan. Meanwhile, Taylor John Smith will take on the role of Tate Walker and Harris Dickinson will play Chase Andrews.

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5 "Where the Crawdads Sing" Producers

"Where the Crawdads Sing" is being adapted to film by screenwriter Lucy Alibar, who wrote "Beasts of the Southern Wild." Olivia Newman, who wrote and directed the Netflix movie "First Match," will direct. Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter are producing the film via their production company, Hello Sunshine, for 3000 Pictures, Sony's literary-minded feature label.

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6 "Where the Crawdads Sing" Release Date

"Where the Crawdads Sing" will hit theaters July 15.

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