Max has released the official trailer for its upcoming film adaptation of John Green‘s 2017 coming-of-age novel titled Turtles All the Way Down.
The video introduces Isabela Merced as a teenager suffering from extreme social anxiety which prevents her from experiencing life. It is scheduled to start streaming on May 2, 2024 on Max.
Check out the Turtles All the Way Down trailer below (watch more trailers):
What is Turtles All the Way Down about?
“The film follows the story of 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced). It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying … trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis (Felix Mallard), her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship and hope,” reads the synopsis.
The Turtles All the Way Down is directed by Hannah Marks from a screenplay co-written by Love, Simon scribes Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker. The film also stars Cree, Felix Mallard, Maliq Johnson, Poorna Jagannathan, Judy Reyes, J. Smith-Cameron and more. It is executive produced by Green, Richard Brener, Bart Lipton, Laura Quicksilver and Rosianna Halse Rojas.
This marks Merced’s second time starring in a movie based on a Green’s novel, after previously appearing in 2019’s Let It Snow. She is currently in production for James Gunn’s Superman, in which she’ll start as the DCU’s Hawkgirl. Merced will also next be seen playing the role of Dina in HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2.
