‘The Last Sunrise’ Movie Guide, Release Date, Trailer, Cast, and Plot Explained

Prime Video is closing out the summer with a romantic drama built for weepy nights on the couch, and ‘The Last Sunrise’ is arriving with a built in fan base thanks to its literary source material. The film is an adaptation of After author Anna Todd’s 2025 standalone novel, and it lands on the streamer a little over a year after the book’s release. Given Todd’s track record with passionate romance stories, expectations for how this one translates to screen are already high.

The movie carries an R rating from the MPA for sexuality, nudity and language, with a runtime of one hour and forty six minutes. That combination of intimacy and emotional weight has been central to how the marketing has positioned ‘The Last Sunrise’ as a grown up summer romance rather than a lighter teen fling story.

‘The Last Sunrise’ Release Date on Prime Video

‘The Last Sunrise’ streams exclusively on Prime Video starting August 26, 2026. The title has also been tracked as a theatrical release tied to the same date, which suggests at least a limited big screen presence alongside the streaming rollout.

Amazon has confirmed the film’s availability is worldwide, with subtitles and dubbing prepared across dozens of languages including Spanish, German, French, Italian, Hindi, Arabic and Japanese. That level of localization points to a wide international release strategy rather than a niche rollout.

For those hoping to own a physical copy, the film is expected to arrive on DVD and Blu-ray in October 2026, though that date is an estimate and could shift depending on the region. Pre-orders for that release have already started appearing through retail channels.

‘The Last Sunrise’ Trailer and Marketing Rollout

Prime Video revealed the film’s release date alongside the reveal that it had picked up the rights to Todd’s novel before the book had even hit shelves. The official trailer opens with the line “One summer can change everything,” setting the tone for a story that blends romance with mounting tension.

The trailer has been described as blending sun drenched escapism with the harder realities of chronic illness, first love and long buried family truths, all set against the backdrop of Mallorca. That mix of lightness and weight appears to be the film’s central hook.

Throughout the footage, Ry and Julián are shown falling for each other, but tension builds once Ry’s mother questions the relationship, at one point asking “That’s the boy you’re seeing? A Garcia?” It is later revealed that Julián’s family owns some of the most valuable land on the island, which complicates things further given Ry’s mother is looking to build a hotel there for tourists.

Marketing materials have also leaned into the emotional stakes with taglines built around the idea of chasing time itself. Promotional copy for the film has used the phrase “chase the sunrise, live every moment like it’s your last summer” across its rollout.

‘The Last Sunrise’ Cast Led by Maia Reficco and Eva Longoria

The film stars Maia Reficco as Ry, a college student navigating a chronic illness during a summer escape to Mallorca with her mother, played by Eva Longoria. Fernando Lindez plays Julián, the local love interest who helps Ry embrace living in the moment.

Rounding out the cast are Andrés Velencoso and Chloé Sweetlove, who joined the production alongside the leads. Movie Insider also lists Anna Klassen and Sabrina Bartlett among those involved with the project.

Todd herself was involved in shaping some of the supporting casting decisions. Announcing Sweetlove’s casting as the character Amara on Instagram, Todd wrote that Amara has always been one of her favorite characters, calling her the kind of friend who changes everything just by showing up, and said Sweetlove brought that energy beautifully.

Behind the camera, Carlson Young directs from a screenplay by Anna Klassen, marking her first full length feature writing credit. Young previously directed the Prime Video rom-com ‘Upgraded,’ which starred Camila Mendes. Todd produced alongside Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay of Ethea Entertainment, Lena Roklin of Luber Roklin Entertainment, and Brian Pitt of Pitt Street Productions, the latter having also worked on the ‘After’ film series with Todd.

‘The Last Sunrise’ Plot and Setting in Mallorca

The story follows Ry, a college student with a chronic illness, as she spends the summer in Mallorca with her mother. While there, she unexpectedly falls for a local named Julián, and begins to embrace living in the moment even as her worsening condition and long hidden family secrets threaten to unravel everything before the summer ends.

The broader synopsis frames the story as one where Ry must weigh her heart’s desires against family obligations and her planned return home, all while confronting her declining health. Principal photography took place at Sa Fortaleza de Pollença in Mallorca in August 2025, giving the production its authentic coastal Spanish setting.

The land dispute hinted at in the trailer, involving Julián’s family and Ry’s mother’s hotel ambitions, adds a layer of conflict beyond the central romance. That tension, paired with the health storyline, positions ‘The Last Sunrise’ as less of a straightforward beach romance and more of a story about mortality, home and what people choose to hold onto when time feels limited.

With Ry and Julián’s whirlwind summer now playing out for audiences everywhere, how do you think this Mallorca set romance stacks up against Anna Todd’s other love stories?