I'm not sure we'll ever get enough of seeing Irish actor Saoirse Ronan on the silver screen – whether it's alongside Timothee Chalamet and Greta Gerwig in films like Little Women or Lady Bird, or in the near future opposite Paul Mescal as Linda McCartney in the Beatles biopic. And while there's still a while to wait for the latter (it's slated for release in 2028), we've found something equally as exciting to keep us satiated until then. Ronan is set to star in a new satirical thriller called Bad Apples, and the trailer has just dropped.

What is the film about?

Bad Apples is a satirical comedy-slash-thriller film, an adaptation of Swedish novelist Rasmus Lindgren’s debut book De Oönskade. It tells the story of a young primary school teacher named Maria (played by Ronan) whose class of 10-year-olds are being disrupted by one particularly unruly and chaotic student. Despite her best efforts to inspire the class – and while questioning her career – Maria makes a series of unfortunate decision that result in her accidentally kidnapping and locking up this 'bad apple' of a student in her own home. Coming to terms with her complicated predicament, Maria oscillates between to extremes in this moral conundrum – on the one hand, wanting to backtrack, and on the other, she sees her class begin to flourish, and parents offering her praise.

The first trailer has dropped

If that synopsis sounded like a bit of you, you'll love the first trailer. Watch it in full here:

Who else is involved?

Four-time Academy Award nominee Ronan stars as leading lady, Maria, under the direction of  Jonatan Etzler (One More Time). Also involved are actors Jacob Anderson, Rakie Ayola, Robert Emms, Sean Gilder, and Kerry Howard.

When will it be released?

Quite soon. On September 18, 2026 to be exact.