Sony Pictures have released the official trailer for the upcoming film adaptation of the Delia Owens novel Where The Crawdads Sings.

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The official synopsis for the film is as follows:

From the best-selling novel comes a captivating mystery. Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumours of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. Drawn to two young men from town, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world; but when one of them is found dead, she is immediately cast by the community as the main suspect. As the case unfolds, the verdict as to what actually happened becomes increasingly unclear, threatening to reveal the many secrets that lay within the marsh.

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The novel is adapted by Lucy Alibar, with Olivia Newman helming the film, and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr., David Strathairn, Garret Dillahunt, Ahna O’Reilly and Eric Ladin.

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Where The Crawdads Sing is scheduled for cinematic release this coming July 2022.