Where the Crawdads Sing Movie: What We Know


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The Where the Crawdads Sing Netflix movie adaptation is definitely underway, and the project seems to be moving along smoothly. Netflix has also set a tentative release date. Here’s what we know about the Where the Crawdads Sing movie:

What’s it about?

Where the Crawdads Sing is the fictional story of Kya, a girl who grows up in a shack in the marshlands of North Carolina. Though she is an outsider, through a number of personal struggles and difficulties Kya manages to survive and create a life for herself. However, when the body of a local hotshot is discovered, Kya becomes the prime suspect.

It’s a coming of age story entwined with a crime drama, and it tells a tale about resilience, survival and hope.

After its release on August 18, 2018, Reese Witherspoon chose the book as her book club selection for September 2018, which gave it a boost in visibility. The inclusion in Reese’s Book Club launched it to the top of the bestseller lists. As of March 2019, Where the Crawdads Sing had sold over 1.5 million copies and by July 2020, nearly 6 million.

See the Full Summary and Review for Where the Crawdads Sing.

Reese Witherspoon on set with the Cast of Where the Crawdads Sing

Reese Witherspoon on set with the Cast of Where the Crawdads Sing

What format will the adaptation be?

It’s planned as a movie, to be released by Sony Pictures.

What’s the status of the Where the Crawdads Sing adaptation?

Where The Crawdads Sing has a release date set for July 2022. See the link to the trailer below! The movie was filmed in New Orleans around 4/26/2021 – 6/25/2021.

When will it be released?

It’s expected to be released in July 2022.

Is there a trailer or teaser available?

The trailer was released on March 22, 2022.

Who’s in the cast?

Daisy Edgar-Jones has been cast as Kya. Edgar-Jones previous starred in Hulu’s adaptation of Normal People.

Since casting began in October 2020, others have signed on to the cast including Taylor John Smith and Harris Dickinson.

Daisy Edgar-Jones

Daisy Edgar-Jones

See the full casting details on IMDB (when available).

Who’s behind it?

Elizabeth Gabler and Erin Siminoff of 3000 Pictures are overseeing the Where the Crawdads Sing adaptation. 3000 Pictures is a Sony label that is a joint partnership among Gabler, HarperCollins and Sony Pictures. The purpose of it is to generate content from literary material, mainly from the HarperCollins catalog, for all platforms.

Gabler is a highly respected film executive who has been responsible for a slew of successful literary adaptations such as The Devil Wears Prada, Life of Pi, and Hidden Figures. She leads a female-dominated team that was described as “the only female locker room in town.”

Hello Sunshine’s Reese Witherspoon along with Lauren Levy Neustadter will serve as producers for the film version of Where the Crawdads Sing, a book which Witherspoon helped to catapult into fame.

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The project was formerly at Fox 2000, with Gabler and Siminoff overseeing. However, after the Fox-Disney merger, Disney decided to shutter Fox 2000, and Elizabeth Gabler departed for Sony (and apparently took this project along with her).

In July 2020, Olivia Newman was tapped to the direct the adaptation. Newman previously wrote and directed Netflix’s feature movie First Match. Lucy Alibar has also been announced as the screenwriter for the adaptation. She previously penned the script for Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Screenwriter Lucy Alibar was nominated for an Oscar for Beasts of the Southern Wild

Screenwriter Lucy Alibar was nominated for an Oscar for Beasts of the Southern Wild


Where The Crawdads Sing Movie Development Timeline

August 14, 2018 Where The Crawdads Sing (novel) is released.

September 1, 2018 Where The Crawdads Sing is chosen for Reese Witherspoon’s September 2018 Book Club pick.

December 7, 2018 Deadline reports that Fox 2000 will beadapting the film version of Where the Crawdads Sing and that Reese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine (her production company) will be producing it.

March 14, 2019 G. Putnam and Sons (book publisher) notes via twitter that Delia Owens has met with Reese Witherspoon about the movie plans.

May 1, 2019 Delia Owens notes in an interview that a screenwriter is currently working on a script, but she’s not at liberty to divulge who it is.

July 15, 2019 Elizabeth Gabler of Fox 2000 moves to Sony as part of a multiplatform production deal with Sony and HarperCollins (and apparently takes this project with her)

September 27, 2019 Delia Owens notes in an interview that the screenwriter has “almost completed the first draft of the screenplay”.

March 11, 2020 Lucy Alibar announced as the screenwriter for the adaptation of the Where The Crawdads Sing screenplay

July 21, 2020 ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Movie Adaptation Finds Its Director

July 24, 2020 Where the Crawdads Sing officially in pre-production.

October 11, 2020 Delia Owens announces on Facebook that casting details with be forthcoming soon.

Announcement on October 11, 2020

Announcement on October 11, 2020

October 21, 2020 ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’: ‘Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones Set As Lead In Film Adaptation From 3000 Pictures, Hello Sunshine & Sony

January 2021 The Where the Crawdads Sing adaptation has its own Instagram account @crawdadsmovie

January 25, 2021 ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’: Taylor John Smith And Harris Dickinson Join Film Adaptation For 3000 Pictures, Hello Sunshine And Sony

March 2021 “Where the Crawdads Sing” reported to be filming in New Orleans through June 2021

April 2021 Netflix acquires the streaming rights.

March 22, 2022 Trailer released.

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