Outlander star joins Kit Connor in first-look trailer for new film from All of Us Strangers director

Outlander star Caitriona Balfe’s new film alongside Heartstopper’s Kit Connor and The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach finally has a first full trailer.

The moody first look for A Long Winter sets the stage for what lies ahead for this new drama, set in the depths of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains.

The story, set in 1951, is told through the eyes of Mike (Fred Hechinger), a timid man whose world is turned upside down when his troubled mother Louise (Balfe) disappears into the wilderness.

As the search for her begins, Mike needs to rally the community and work alongside his farmstead father Lester (Moss-Bachrach), with an unforgiving winter coming in that leads to its own complications.

In the trailer, Mike can be heard reminiscing about about his mother and what she was thinking and feeling before disappearing, before noting "folk always find a way to cope".

He's also seen smelling a glass his mother has been drinking out of, suggesting she may have an alcohol problem, and commenting about his hesitance to change.

As the story continues, the synopsis reads: “Mike embarks on a search that leads him toward an unexpected journey of self-discovery, belonging and the quiet strength required to carry on.”

Completing the core cast is Connor, who plays Mike’s brother Tommy, who has plans to serve in the military, and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai as Jimmy, who Lester takes in to do the chores his wife did while she’s missing, and who Mike forms a close bond with.

You can check out the full trailer below.

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Written and directed by Andrew Haigh, whose previous work includes All of Us Strangers, the film is based on the 2006 short story by Colm Tóibín.

A Long Winter is not set to be released in cinemas until January 2027, though had its world premiere earlier this year at Telluride Film Festival.

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A Long Winter will be released in the UK on 15 January 2027.

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Tilly Pearce is a freelance TV journalist whose coverage ranges from reality shows like Love Is Blind to sci-fi shows like Fallout. She is an NCTJ Gold Standard accredited journalist, who has previously worked as Deputy TV Editor (maternity cover) at Digital Spy, and Deputy TV & Showbiz Editor at Daily Express US.