Sweet Girl release date: Cast, plot and trailer for Jason Momoa's upcoming thriller

This summer is set to see a number of exciting releases arrive on Netflix – including Jason Momoa's upcoming action thriller Sweet Girl.

The Game of Thrones star returns to our screens as Ray, a widower hellbent on tracking down those responsible for his late wife's death whilst protecting the only family he has left – his teenage daughter Rachel (Isabela Merced).

Set to be directed by Frontier's Brian Mendoza, not a huge amount about Sweet Girl has been revealed as of yet, although Netflix did release a few first-look images earlier this month, giving fans a sneak peek at Momoa in action as a vengeful father on a mission.

Here's everything we know so far about Netflix's Sweet Girl.

Sweet Girl release date

Sweet Girl is set to arrive on Netflix on Friday 20th August.

Production on the film began back in the autumn of 2019, with shooting taking place in Pittsburgh.

Sweet Girl trailer

While Netflix has not yet released an official trailer for Sweet Girl, we got a brief glimpse at the film in the streamer's 2021 Film Preview.

Netflix has also released a few first-look images of the film ahead of its August release date, showing Momoa in character as Ray – a determined father on a mission for revenge – and Isabela Merced as his daughter Rachel.

Sweet Girl cast

Sweet Girl stars Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones, Aquaman) as Ray Cooper, a husband avenging his wife's death and Isabela Merced (Transformers: The Last Knight) as his teenage daughter Rachel.

Rounding out the rest of the cast are The Magnificent Seven's Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Homeland's Raza Jaffrey, Good Omens' Adria Arjona, The Good Fight's Justin Bartha, Training Day's Lex Scott Davis, Once Upon A Time's Michael Raymond-James, Nurse Jackie's Dominic Fumusa, The Pursuit of Happyness's Brian Howe, New Girl's Nelson Franklin, Prison Break's Reggie Lee and Spider-Man's Marisa Tomei.

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What is Sweet Girl about?

Directed by Road to Paloma's Brian Mendoza, Sweet Girl stars Jason Momoa as a grieving husband who vows to seek revenge on the people responsible for his late wife's death whilst protecting his daughter (Isabela Merced), who is not the only family he has left.

Penned by Philip Eisner, Gregg Hurwitz and Will Staples, this action thriller follows the father-daughter pair as take this fight for justice into their own hands.

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