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Echo Valley film: All About the Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney Starrer dark Thriller
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How far would a mother’s love go? What would she do to protect her child from harm even knowing that her kid might be in the wrong? It seems like Echo Valley by writer Brad Ingelsby is asking these questions and more. This original film from Apple TV+ has a star studded main cast of Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney.
The trailer is out and it tells a dark story full of secrets. While a mother-daughter relationship is at its core, it isn’t one full of sunshine and rainbows. Moreover, the daughter is hiding secrets that might push her mother into doing irredeemable things. Want to know about this tantalizing tale of platonic love and motherhood entangled with guilt, manipulation, and revenge?
In this article, we will reveal everything we know about Echo Valley. From the trailer to plot details and more, know everything here. Bookmark this page as we will also keep updating this article with all the latest information when it gets revealed.
Release date and Where to Watch?
Echo Valley will make its global debut on Apple TV+ on Friday, June 13, 2025.
What is the plot of Echo Valley?
The logline as per Apple TV+ states: “In the edge-of-your-seat thriller “Echo Valley,” Kate (Academy Award winner Julianne Moore) is a mother struggling to make peace with her troubled daughter Claire (multi-Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney) — a situation that becomes even more perilous when Claire shows up on Kate’s doorstep, hysterical and covered in someone else’s blood.”
The synopsis further explains, “As Kate pieces together the shocking truth of what happened, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child in this gripping tale of love, sacrifice, and survival.”
In an interview with Vanity Fair, it was revealed that Claire also brings her boyfriend (Edmund Donovan) and a local criminal (Domhnall Gleeson) to her home, which propels Kate to pull out all the stops to save her daughter and the safe life she has built. To make matters worse, Claire is an addict.
Sydney Sweeney talked about this and revealed her personal ties to this issue- “I’ve had a lot of family members deal with addiction and then struggle with similar issues as Claire and her friends, and her group that she hangs out with. “I’ve kind of had firsthand experience with it.”
Julianne Moore revealed that she was curious to see what the reaction was going to be “among parents going, like, ‘well, would I do that? How far would I go?’ You’re left with those questions.”
Director Michael Pearce revealed that there are some intense screaming scenes between the mother-daughter duo. He said, “The way that she (Sydney) was screaming at Julianne, I thought she was going to burst her eardrum. It was so intense. But as soon as we called ‘cut,’ they were just laughing.”
Who is in the cast of Echo Valley?
- Sydney Sweeney as Claire
- Julianne Moore as Kate Garrett
- Fiona Shaw as Jessie Oliver
- Domhnall Gleeson as Jackie Lyman
- Edmund Donovan as Ryan
- Rebecca Creskoff as Emma Hanway
- Albert Jones as Detective Ken Ballard
- Kyle MacLachlan as Richard Garrett
- Will Fitz as Lifeguard
- Audrey Grace Marshall as Mallory Hanway
- Merritt Janson as Haughty Mother
- Jared Canfield as Park Ranger
Is There a Trailer for Echo Valley?
The trailer for Echo Valley is intense, dramatic, and dark. Claire shows up on her mother, Kate’s, doorstep with her shirt lined with blood. When Kate inquires what’s happening, Claire says that things went wrong with her boyfriend. We then see Kate dumping what looks like a body wrapped up tightly into a lake.
While it does look like Kate will do anything for her daughter, the trailer makes it abundantly clear that Claire is hiding a lot of secrets. For one, when Domhnall Gleeson’s Jackie shows up at their ranch, she doesn’t immediately reveal what connection he has to her.
Kate’s ex-husband warns her that their daughter only shows up when she wants money. He also makes it clear that she has Kate wrapped around her finger and can get whatever she wants by just flashing her smile. The suspenseful music heightens the tension as one can’t help but wonder what Claire is hiding.
The last shot of the trailer indicates that the authorities might be catching up to Kate’s deeds, and soon her and her daughter’s story might unravel. Check out the thrilling trailer below:
Check out this sweet first look below:
Filming and Production Details
Principal photography commenced in New Jersey in May 2023, under the title Wildvale, and was expected to conclude in June (via NJ). Filming locations included Hunterdon County and Morris County (via NewHopeFreePress and Patch)
Behind the Scenes
Echo Valley is an Apple TV original film and is directed by Michael Pearce. The film is written by Brad Ingelsby. It is produced by Ridley Scott and Michael Pruss of Scott Free Films as well as Kevin J. Walsh through The Walsh Company and Ingelsby. The executive producers include Ted Deiker; Scott Greenberg; Rebecca Feuer and Nicole Jordan-Webber of Scott Free Films; and Erika Olde and Sam Roseme of Black Bicycle Entertainment.
Michael Pearce talked about the script written by Brad Ingelsby and said to Vanity Fair, "When I read Brad’s script, it was in the bull’s-eye where I got everything that I wanted. It had these rich and textured characters, and it felt like it was a film for grown-ups."
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