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Amazon MGM Unveils “Verity” Teaser Starring Hathaway, Johnson, Hartnett

4/28/2026

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Amazon Releases Teaser

Amazon MGM Studios released Verity’s teaser on April 27, 2026, with Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett, directed by Michael Showalter.
The teaser shows Lowen kissing Jeremy, then Verity forcing a kiss to Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head.”
Filming took place in New York City in February 2025, including a scene shot by Dakota Johnson with Josh Hartnett.
Verity is slated to open in theaters on October 2, 2026.

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Amazon Releases Verity

Amazon MGM will release Verity on October 2, 2026 for Halloween and to avoid crowding Hathaway’s slate.
Analysts cite $351 million It Ends With Us gross and $90 million and $84 million earnings of Regretting You and Reminders of Him while marketing leans on BookTok to tap fans.
Showalter’s shift from rom-com to a thriller reflects Amazon MGM’s genre expansion for the Hoover franchise, with executive producers Kerry Orent, Dakota Johnson and Lauren Levine credited.

Summary

Verity Trailer

The trailer for “Verity” will debut alongside Anne Hathaway’s “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which opens this weekend.
Nick Antosca wrote the screenplay and joins director Michael Showalter as a producer.
Supporting actors Ismael Cruz Cordova and Brady Wagner expand the ensemble beyond the three leads.
Ghostwriter Lowen Ashleigh reads a chilling autobiographical manuscript at the Crawford estate, confronting twisted confessions about husband Jeremy and blurring fiction with reality.

History

Historical Context

When Netflix introduced streaming in 2007, it upended theatrical windows and spurred studios to fund genre-specific series, a trend cemented by its $50 million 2018 purchase of The Cloverfield Paradox. By the mid-2020s, Amazon MGM Studios follows that model, launching the 2026 thriller Verity with BookTok promotion and expanding the Hoover franchise under producers Kerry Orent and Lauren Levine.

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Amazon Releases Teaser

Amazon MGM Studios released Verity’s teaser on April 27, 2026, with Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett, directed by Michael Showalter.
The teaser shows Lowen kissing Jeremy, then Verity forcing a kiss to Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head.”
Filming took place in New York City in February 2025, including a scene shot by Dakota Johnson with Josh Hartnett.
Verity is slated to open in theaters on October 2, 2026.

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