On Swift Horses: Release date news, cast details and more about the upcoming romantic drama adaptation

Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones co-star in 1950s-set On Swift Horses, a romantic drama film that had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024. It will soon be out in the US theaters on April 25, 2025.

The film is an adaptation of Shannon Pufahl's same-name novel. Bryce Kass wrote the screenplay and Daniel Minahan directed the film. Kass is known for writing Lizzie, a 2018 psychological thriller starring Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart. Minahan is an Emmy-winning director with extensive experience in television shows like True Blood, Game of Thrones, and American Crime Story.

Normal People and Twisters star Daisy Edgar-Jones leads this film alongside Saltburn and Priscilla-fame Jacob Elordi. Will Poulter (Detroit), Diego Calva (Babylon), and Sasha Calle (The Flash) star in key supporting roles. The film's official synopsis, per IMDb, reads,

"Muriel and her husband Lee are about to begin a bright new life, which is upended by the arrival of Lee's brother. Muriel embarks on a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible."

When will On Swift Horses come out in 2025? Release details explored

On Swift Horses, the Daisy Edgar-Jones & Jacob Elordi-led romance drama initially premiered at the 2024 TIFF. It will soon be screened at the SXSW Film Festival as the festival's closing film - ahead of its theatrical release on April 25, 2025, in the United States, by Sony Pictures Classics.

On the day of its theatrical release, the film will be up against Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal-led actioner titled The Accountant 2 besides a horror video game adaptation titled Until Dawn.

On Swift Horses plot details explored - What happens in the upcoming romantic drama adaptation?

Sony Pictures Classics has recently released a trailer for On Swift Horses, a romantic drama adapted from Shannon Pufahl's eponymous novel. The film's detailed summary from TIFF reads as,

It's the 1950s. Newlyweds Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Lee (Will Poulter) leave their Kansas home for a new life in San Diego, with steady jobs and a house they can start a family in. Lee’s brother Julius (Jacob Elordi), meanwhile, returns from the Korean War without any long-term plans. A deft hand at poker, he winds up in Las Vegas, where he does pit surveillance at a casino and befriends Henry (Diego Calva), a handsome Chicano who, like Julius, loves a good gamble.

It further notes,

All this time, Muriel and Julius correspond, though neither realize how much they have in common. Bored with waiting tables, Muriel secretly begins playing the horses — and winning. What’s more, Muriel and Julius find themselves on parallel journeys involving clandestine transgressions that could place them in greater danger than either bargained for.

On Swift Horses cast and characters explored: Who plays whom in this romantic drama adaptation?

On Swift Horses stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Will Poulter as a newly-wed couple, whose lives unravel after they give into their transgressions as Jacob Elordi's character appears in the picture.

Here is the list of the central cast and characters of On Swift Horses: