Where The Crawdads Sing Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. Drawn to two young men from town, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world; but when one of them is found dead, she is immediately cast by the community as the main suspect. As the case unfolds, the verdict as to what actually happened becomes increasingly unclear, threatening to reveal the many secrets that lay within the marsh.

Suspense Thriller Adaptation Based on Book

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Where The Crawdads Sing.

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  Garret Dillahunt

  ... Pa

  Sarah's Oil, Winter's Bone

• D
  Daisy Edgar-Jones

  ... Kya

  Twisters, Fresh

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  David Strathairn

  ... Tom Milton

  Nightmare Alley, Godzilla

• T
  Taylor John Smith

  ... Tate Walker

  Warfare, Depravity

• H
  Harris Dickinson

  ... Chase Andrews

  Babygirl, Blitz

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  Ahna O'Reilly

  ... Ma

  All I See Is You, From the Head

• E
  Eric Ladin

  ... Eric Chastain

  American Sniper

• M
  Michael Hyatt

  ... Mabel

  The Price

Crew Behind the Film

The Where The Crawdads Sing behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Lucy Alibar last wrote Troop Zero and Untitled Lucy Alibar Project.

Director

Olivia Newman

Screenwriter

Lucy Alibar

Producers

Elizabeth Gabler
Lauren Neustadter
Reese Witherspoon

Additional Information

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Key Facts

• Where the Crawdads Sing stars Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) as “Kya Clark,” Taylor John Smith (Sharp Objects) as “Tate Walker,” Harris Dickinson (The King’s Man) as “Chase Andrews,” Michael Hyatt (Snowfall) as “Mabel,” Sterling Macer, Jr. (Double Down) as “Jumpin’,” and David Strathairn (Nomadland) as “Tom Milton.”
• Based on the novel by Delia Owen which was published in August 2018.

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