‘The Last Sunrise’ Release Date, Plot, Cast, and Everything We Know About Maia Reficco’s Summer Romance
Prime Video is about to deliver its next big summer swoon, and this one comes with chronic illness, forbidden romance, and a whole lot of Mallorca sunshine. Maia Reficco and Fernando Lindez star in the film adaptation of Anna Todd’s bestseller of the same name about a college student with a chronic illness having a summer adventure in Mallorca with her mother, played by Eva Longoria.
‘The Last Sunrise’ has been generating buzz for months, and now that the trailer is out, fans finally have a clearer picture of what this coming of age drama actually delivers. Between the cast, the plot, and the release date, here is everything worth knowing before you press play.
‘The Last Sunrise’ Release Date
‘The Last Sunrise’ will be released exclusively on Prime Video on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The film carries an R rating from the MPA for some sexuality, nudity and language, with a runtime of one hour and forty six minutes.
The timing is not random either. The movie drops a little over a year after the source novel was published in May 2025, and Prime Video actually picked up the rights before the book had even hit shelves. That kind of early commitment says a lot about how confident the streamer was in the property’s built in fanbase.
Production wrapped well before this late summer release. Principal photography took place at Sa Fortaleza de Pollença in Mallorca back in August 2025, giving the film a full year in post production before its debut.
‘The Last Sunrise’ Trailer
The official trailer leans hard into its beachy, bittersweet tone. Prime Video teases that one summer can change everything in the official trailer for ‘The Last Sunrise.’ The marketing tagline pushes fans to fall in love, chase the sunrise, and live every moment like it is their last summer.
Tension bubbles up almost immediately once Ry’s romance with Julián becomes public knowledge. Eva Longoria’s character questions the relationship directly in the trailer, asking if the boy Ry is seeing is a Garcia, with it later revealed that Julián’s family owns some of the most valuable land on the island. That detail hints at a class conflict simmering beneath the romance, on top of everything else Ry is hiding.
Reactions to the footage have leaned enthusiastic, with fans of Todd’s writing quick to point out the chemistry between the two leads. The trailer promises plenty of steam and just as much angst, which tracks given Todd’s track record with the ‘After’ franchise.
‘The Last Sunrise’ Cast
Leading the film is Maia Reficco as Ry, alongside Fernando Lindez as Julián, with Eva Longoria playing Ry’s mother. The rest of the confirmed cast includes Chloé Sweetlove and Sabrina Bartlett. Andrés Velencoso also joins the ensemble.
One casting reveal came with a personal touch straight from the author herself. Anna Todd shared on Instagram that Amara has always been one of her favorite characters, describing her as the kind of friend who changes everything just by showing up, and adding that Chloé Sweetlove brings that same energy so beautifully, as reported by Swooon.
Behind the camera, the film is helmed by a director already familiar with Prime Video romance territory. Carlson Young, who previously directed the Prime Video rom-com ‘Upgraded’ starring Camila Mendes, is directing ‘The Last Sunrise,’ while Anna Klassen adapted the screenplay in what marks her first full length feature credit. The production team also includes Todd herself alongside Ethea Entertainment’s Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay, Luber Roklin Entertainment’s Lena Roklin, and Pitt Street’s Brian Pitt, who previously worked on the ‘After’ movies with Todd.
‘The Last Sunrise’ Plot
At its core, this is a story about borrowed time and how far someone will go to make it count. ‘The Last Sunrise’ follows Ry, a college student with a chronic illness, on a summer escape to Mallorca with her mother, played by Eva Longoria.
The romance kicks into gear once Julián enters the picture. As Ry unexpectedly falls for Julián and begins to embrace living in the moment, her worsening condition and long hidden family secrets threaten to unravel everything before the summer ends. The film is described as centering on a young American woman with health challenges who finds unexpected romance with a charismatic local during her summer in Majorca, forcing her to weigh her heart’s desires against family obligations and her planned return home.
There is also a business angle woven into the family drama. Part of the tension stems from Ry’s mother looking to build a hotel in Mallorca for tourists, which puts her at odds with Julián’s family and their land. It sets up a classic outsider versus local dynamic that could complicate Ry and Julián’s romance well before her illness does.
Given Todd’s history of turning passionate, angst filled love stories into massive fan followings with the ‘After’ series, expectations for ‘The Last Sunrise’ are already sky high. Whether this Mallorca set romance can capture that same lightning in a bottle remains to be seen once it hits Prime Video.
With Ry and Julián’s whirlwind summer set to unfold on screen in just days, how do you think this bittersweet Mallorca romance will hold up against Anna Todd’s other beloved love stories?
