All-female period drama is 'Great Gatsby meets murder mystery' from 28 Years Later director

A new all-female period drama is already being described as 'Great Gatsby meets murder mystery' as its first trailer is finally released.

Prime Video have given fans their very first look at upcoming release Hedda. The film comes from acclaimed horror director Nia DaCosta, who also penned the screenplay. DaCosta is known for previously helming The Candyman remake, The Marvels, along with 28 Years Later sequel The Bone Temple.

It features MCU star Tessa Thompson in the leading role as Hedda Gabler, a role previously performed on stage in Henrik Ibsen's play by the likes of Maggie Smith, Rosamund Pike, Cate Blanchett plus film versions starring Ingrid Bergman, Game of Throne's Dame Diana Rigg; and Glenda Jackson who earned an Oscar nomination.

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This latest adaptation promises a provocative, modern reimagining of the classic play. This includes transforming it into a bold thriller with an all-female central trio, and twisted love triangle set in 50s London.

Hedda finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life.

Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt, this pulls her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.

Thompson will star opposite Imogen Poots, star of Da Vinci's Demons Tom Bateman, Long Bright River's Nicholas Pinnock, and Nina Hoss who has previously appeared in Tar and Homeland.

Fans will actually get the chance to see Hedda on the big screen just before it hits streaming. Amazon is releasing it in select cinemas from October 22 but it becomes available on Prime Video from October 29.

DaCosta has already spoken out about what makes her version of Hedda different. She told Vanity Fair: "I thought that this character was terrifying, but also how brave to write a character like this, who is to me, at least unredeemable and does horrible things, but you’re telling it from her perspective and have huge empathy for her."

However, interpretations and adaptations she saw, at least she felt, had something missing. She continued: "I liked it, but I thought, This is not as funny or dark or sexy as what I read or what I felt when I was reading it. So I was like, 'Wouldn’t it be cool to do a movie where I make all the subtext text?'"

Fans are already excited about Hedda's release. One commented on the trailer's post on YouTube saying: "This trailer is giving me The Great Gatsby meets murder mystery vibes and I’m HERE FOR IT."

Another added: "Wow this looks fantastic! So in for Tessa! Glad to see Nia DaCosta get more work too after Candyman."

Hedda is in cinemas from October 22 and streaming on Prime Video from October 29.