Although Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones lead the upcoming romantic drama On Swift Horses, don’t expect the typical sparks between the pair. Director Daniel Minahan teased the film, now playing in theaters,

Sweeping period dramas seem scarcer by the year, so it’s tempting on those merits alone to embrace On Swift Horses, director Daniel Minahan’s adaptation of Shannon Pufahl’s 2019 novel that sees gorgeous actors Jacob Elordi,

She’s back in the heartland for On Swift Horses as Muriel, a young Kansas woman just barely engaged to the steadfast, plan-oriented Lee ( Will Poulter ). We learn early on that he’s asked repeatedly, and she finally says yes on Christmas Day, in front of Lee’s brother, Julius ( Jacob Elordi ), who has just blown into town for the holidays.