The new Verity official trailer is here, giving a much darker look at Anne Hathaway as bestselling author Verity Crawford in the upcoming psychological thriller based on Colleen Hoover’s novel. The film also stars Dakota Johnson as struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh and Josh Hartnett as Verity’s husband, Jeremy Crawford.
The latest trailer arrived on August 11 and puts more focus on the disturbing relationship developing inside the Crawford home, where Lowen starts questioning what happened to Verity and how much of the story surrounding her can actually be trusted. The movie will open in theaters worldwide on October 2, 2026.
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Here are the main details:
- Movie: Verity
- Genre: Psychological thriller
- Release date: October 2, 2026
- Release format: Theatrical release
- Runtime: Not officially announced
- Director: Michael Showalter
- Starring: Dakota Johnson as Lowen Ashleigh, Anne Hathaway as Verity Crawford, Josh Hartnett as Jeremy Crawford, Brady Wagner as Crew Crawford, Asel Swango as Frida, and Daniel Echevarria as Alex.
The official trailer shows Hathaway, Johnson, and Hartnett at the center of a story built around attraction, suspicion, hidden writing, and increasingly disturbing questions about the Crawford family.
Verity Plot
Minor spoilers based on the trailer and official plot description follow.
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer who receives an unusual opportunity to finish a successful book series written by Verity Crawford, a famous author who can no longer complete the work herself. Lowen moves into the remote Crawford estate, where Verity lives with her husband Jeremy and their family.
Her assignment soon becomes far more personal after she finds what appears to be Verity’s autobiographical writing. The material contains disturbing confessions involving Jeremy and the Crawford family, leaving Lowen unsure whether she has uncovered the truth, fiction written by Verity, or something deliberately designed to manipulate whoever reads it.
The trailer builds heavily around that uncertainty. Lowen also grows closer to Jeremy while Verity remains an unsettling presence inside the house, which makes every interaction harder to read. The footage suggests the movie will keep pushing Lowen deeper into Verity’s story while making both her discoveries and her own judgment increasingly difficult to trust.
Hathaway’s Verity appears particularly unpredictable, shifting between vulnerability and menace, while Johnson plays Lowen as someone who realizes that taking the writing job has placed her inside a mystery that reaches well beyond the unfinished novels.
FAQs
When does Verity come out?
Verity will open in theaters worldwide on October 2, 2026.
Who plays Verity Crawford?
Anne Hathaway stars as Verity Crawford, the bestselling author whose condition leaves her unable to finish her popular book series.
Who does Dakota Johnson play in Verity?
Dakota Johnson plays Lowen Ashleigh, the struggling writer hired to ghostwrite Verity Crawford’s remaining books.
Who plays Jeremy Crawford?
Josh Hartnett plays Jeremy Crawford, Verity’s husband and the man who brings Lowen into the family home to work on his wife’s books.
Is Verity based on a book?
Yes. The movie adapts Colleen Hoover’s bestselling psychological thriller novel Verity.
Will Verity stream on Prime Video?
A streaming premiere date has not been announced. The confirmed release is currently a worldwide theatrical launch on October 2, 2026.
Verity arrives in theaters on October 2, with Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett leading one of the year’s darker book adaptations. What did you think of the new trailer, and are you planning to watch Verity when it arrives? Let us know in the comments.
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