Hulu has been one of the streaming services of late that has been delivering some noteworthy films. The streamer has announced the release date for one of their next films —Crushwill Premiere on Hulu on June 14, 2025.
The plot for the film centers around a high school romance that blossoms after an art student must join the track team and, whilst pursuing her crush, finds herself falling for a teammate. This romantic sports tale starsRowan Blanchard,Auli’i Cravalho,Isabella Ferreira,Tyler Alvarez,Teala Dunn,Rico Paris,Aasif Mandvi,Michelle Buteau, andMegan Mullally. The film is directed bySammi Cohenand written byKirsten KingandCasey Rackham.
Jeremy Garelick,Will Phelps, andRyan Bennettare producing the film for American High alongsideNatasha Lyonne,Maya Rudolph, andDanielle Renfrew Behrensfor Animal Pictures. Other producers on the project includeAndrew MianoandBritta Rowingsfor Depth of Field,Katie Newmanfor 3 Arts,Mickey Liddell, andPete Shilaimonfor LD Entertainment. Executive producers on the film include Depth of Field’sChris Weitz,Paul Weitz, andDan Balgoyen,along with LD Entertainment’sMichael GlassmanandMax Butler.
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Now that we have a release date for the film, we should be getting a trailer very soon. However, this sounds like a very relatable and funny coming-of-age story from the description alone. We have all done something we did not want to do just to impress someone we were crushing on at least once in our life. This film seems to tackle that humorous subject with a classic sports movie twist. There have been a ton of sports movies over the last two decades, especially ones featuring romance. However, there have been few that have centered around the sport of track. This story sounds like it isMcFarland, USAmeets10 Things I Hate About You. That seems like a really fun combination.
The film will also mark Cohen’s feature directorial debut. The director is mainly known for her time directing for CollegeHumor, which should bode well for the comedy ofCrush. Also, given that comedic talents like Mullally are in this film, and Rudolph producing, expect more than a few laughs from the cast. However, we will all get a real sense of this film’s tone when a trailer forCrushdoes eventually drop.
Crushraces onto Hulu July 18, 2025.
Check out the official synopsis for Crush here:
When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she’s been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like.
