Promising Young Woman is a 2020 film written, co-produced, and directed
by Emerald Fennell in her feature directorial debut. It stars Carey Mulligan
as a troubled young woman haunted by a traumatic past as she navigates
balancing forgiveness and vengeance, with Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy
Brown, Chris Lowell, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, and Connie Britton in
supporting roles. It incorporates film genres including black comedy, crime
drama, feminist film, rape and revenge, and vigilante thriller.
Promising Young Woman had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival
on January 25, 2020, and was theatrically released in the United States on
December 25, 2020, by Focus Features.