Verity (film)

Verity is an upcoming American psychological romantic thriller film based on Colleen Hoover's novel of the same name. Directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by Nick Antosca, the film stars Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett, and Dakota Johnson.

Verity
Directed by	Michael Showalter
Screenplay by	Nick Antosca
Based on	Verity by Colleen Hoover
Produced by	Nick Antosca Alex Hedlund Michael Showalter Jordana Mollick Anne Hathaway Colleen Hoover Stacey Sher
Starring	Anne Hathaway Josh Hartnett Dakota Johnson
Production companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Eat the Cat Semi-Formal Productions Somewhere Pictures Heartbones Entertainment Shiny Penny Productions
Distributed by	Amazon MGM Studios
Release date	October 2, 2026 (2026-10-02)
Country	United States
Language	English

Verity is scheduled to be released by Amazon MGM Studios in the United States on October 2, 2026.

Premise

Lowen Ashleigh is a writer in need of work when she is contacted by Jeremy Crawford. Jeremy's wife is bestselling author Verity Crawford, and due to a mysterious accident, she is unable to finish her successful book series. Jeremy asks Lowen to complete the series, and while working on it, she discovers a manuscript that raises questions regarding Verity's psychological well being and possible links to her publications.

Cast

• Anne Hathaway as Verity Crawford
• Josh Hartnett as Jeremy Crawford
• Dakota Johnson as Lowen Ashleigh
• Ismael Cruz Córdova as Corey
• Brady Wagner as Crew Crawford
• Irina Dvorovenko
• K. K. Moggie
• Michael Abbott Jr.

Production

A film adaptation of the Colleen Hoover novel Verity was being developed by Nick Antosca and Alex Hedlund and Eat the Cat, and they had hired April Maguire and Will Honley to write the screenplay before November 2020 for the then-named Amazon Studios.^[1] In May 2024, Hilary Seitz was hired to do a rewrite of the film's screenplay.^[2] After additional draft work from Angela LaManna, Antosca was finalizing the screenplay himself in November 2024 when Michael Showalter had signed on to direct the film and Anne Hathaway agreed to lead the film as Verity Crawford.^[3] The next month, Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson joined the cast for the film.^[4] In February 2025, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Brady Wagner, Irina Dvorovenko, K. K. Moggie, and Michael Abbott Jr. were cast in undisclosed roles.^[5]

Principal photography began in February 2025,^[6] with Hathaway and Hartnett shooting on location in New York City.^[7] Johnson began shooting her scenes by the following month.^[8] The production wrapped in April 2025.

Release

Verity is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 2, 2026.^[9] It was originally set to be released on May 15, 2026.^[10]