New Trailer For Romantic Drama ‘My Policeman’

Harry Styles Has a Forbidden Love in The New Trailer for ‘My Policeman’

Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett also star in Michael Grandage’s film.

His name has been all over the headlines of late, mostly thanks to the behind-the-scenes and press conference drama around ‘Don’t Worry Darling’. But Harry Styles has more than one film looking to grab audiences – and potentially awards – this year.

And the new trailer for his other drama – forbidden love tale ‘My Policeman’ – has now arrived.

Spanning two time periods and following its three central characters at different ages, ‘My Policeman’ adapts Bethan Roberts’ novel. With Ron Nyswaner, the man behind such well-regarded movies as ‘Philadelphia’ and ‘The Painted Veil’ writing the script here, and direction from Michael Grandage, it’s certainly positioned as a premium, awards-season possibility.

The story is initially set in Britain in the 1950s. Police officer Tom (Styles), meets and falls for teacher Marion (Emma Corrin of ‘The Crown’). But while they’re very much in love, there’s a complication. Tom also starts a passionate relationship with museum curator Patrick (David Dawson).

Though it looks like he might be able to balance the two sides of his romantic life, the pressure it puts on them all threatens to tear their friendship apart.

And that’s never more evident then when the story moves to the 1990s (with Tom now played by Linus Roache, Marion by Gina McKee, and Patrick by Rupert Everett), where the three are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past.

(L to R) Harry Styles and Emma Corrin star in 'My Policeman.' Photo: Courtesy of Prime Video. © Amazon Content Services LLC.

Possibly even more than ‘Darling’ (where the acting workload is reportedly more on Florence Pugh than Styles), this will be the chance for Styles to prove that he’s got what it takes to carry a drama where he’s at the core of the story.

It’s hard to argue with the rest of the cast – Corrin has proved she’s got what it takes across screens big and small, while the likes of McKee, Everett and Roach are old hands at both drama and comedy.

Grandage, meanwhile, is more known for his stage directing, but he’s got some movie work on his resume (including 2016’s ‘Genius’) and from the looks of this, he’s crafted a layered, visually distinctive film. And, of course, he knows how to draw emotive, effective performances from actors.

With festival dates upcoming (see below), we’ll see how the movie goes over with initial audiences, though given its release being split between theaters and streaming, it’s likely not to have to worry so much about box office.

The cast for ‘My Policeman’ also includes Andrew Tiernan, Jack Bandeira, Tristan Sturrock, Kadiff Kirwan, Richard Dempsey, Maddie Rice, Dora Davis, and Michael Ayala-Cole.

Following premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival and the London Film Festival, the movie will be on limited release in theaters from October 21st before arriving on Prime Video on November 4th.