Disney+ to stream new Daisy Edgar-Jones thriller Fresh this Spring

Disney+ will exclusively stream Mimi Cave's first feature film Fresh later this year, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan.

Searchlight Pictures acquired worldwide rights to the Legendary Entertainment thriller last week ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Fresh will debut on Hulu in the US on March 4, with a Latin American premiere on Star+ and a Disney+ unveiling in all other territories (including Ireland) to go ahead this Spring.

Fresh follows Noa (Edgar-Jones), who meets the alluring Steve (Stan) at a grocery store. Given her frustration with dating apps, Noa takes a chance and gives him her number. After their first date, Noa is smitten and accepts Steve’s invitation to a romantic weekend getaway, only to find that her new paramour has been hiding some unusual appetites.

Jojo T. Gibbs (Twenties), Charlotte Le Bon (The Hundred-Foot Journey), Andrea Bang (Luce), and Dayo Okeniyi (Runner Runner) round out the cast of the pic penned by Lauryn Kahn. Adam McKay and Kevin Messick produced via their Hyperobject Industries banner, with Maeve Cullinane serving as co-producer.

“Fresh upends all romance tropes and boldly comments on the precarious nature of the modern dating experience,” said Searchlight Presidents Matthew Greenfield and David Greenbaum in a joint statement. “Mimi Cave has brilliantly brought Lauryn Kahn’s razor sharp script to the screen, and gives audiences something they will savour from beginning to end.”

“Fresh is a wildly allegorical story, yet the film carries strings of truth throughout that I hope resonate for different audiences,” added Cave. “I’m so pleased to be working with the Searchlight team to bring our film to the world and can’t wait for people to see the brilliant performances Daisy and Sebastian give.”

Daisy Edgar-Jones played the role of Marianne Sheridan in the television adaptation of Sally Rooney's debut novel Normal People.

The British actress received a Golden Globe nomination for 'Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Film' for her role in the BBC/Hulu smash hit drama. Jones previously missed out on an Emmy Award nomination for the same role, whereas her co-star Paul Mescal nabbed a nomination for his role as Conor Waldron.

Edgar-Jones will play the lead role in the highly-anticipated adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. She will also star in Dustin Lance Black's miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven, an adaptation of Jon Krakauer's book of the same name.