Overview
- Amazon MGM Studios released the full trailer on Tuesday, Aug. 11, confirming Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett and showing a markedly gothic, horror-leaning tone.
- The film follows Johnson’s Lowen, a ghostwriter who discovers what appear to be Verity’s disturbing autobiographical notes, and the trailer keeps the central mystery and twists offscreen to avoid spoilers.
- Michael Showalter directs from a screenplay by Nick Antosca, with production credits that include Antosca, Showalter, Anne Hathaway and Colleen Hoover and supporting roles listed for Ismael Cruz Córdova, Brady Wagner and others.
- Amazon MGM will release Verity in U.S. theaters on Oct. 2, 2026, with Sony Pictures Releasing International handling overseas distribution.
- The trailer’s darker, psychosexual framing sets this entry apart from previous Hoover films and raises box-office and audience expectations for a fall theatrical draw while keeping the story’s key twists confidential.