First Teaser for ‘100 Nights of Hero’ with Maika Monroe & Emma Corrin

by Alex Billington
August 25, 2025
Source: YouTube

“Whatever the lady wants…” IFC Films has debuted a tantalizing first look teaser trailer for 100 Nights of Hero, a fantasy romance thriller from the filmmaker Julia Jackman as her second feature film (following Bonus Track). This will be premiering at the 2025 Venice Film Festival which begins this week – playing in the Critics Week sidebar section known as “SIC”. IFC has also confirmed a release date for December 2025 – the film plays in select theaters later this year. When her neglectful husband departs after placing a secret wager to test her fidelity, Cherry and her sharp-witted maid must fend off a dangerously seductive visitor: Manfred. The film is adapted from the hit graphic novel of the same name. Here’s a better intro from that book to setup the stakes: “In the tradition of The Arabian Nights, a beautifully illustrated tapestry of folk tales and myths about the secret legacy of female storytellers in an imagined medieval world. In the Empire of Migdal Bavel, Cherry is married to Jerome, a wicked man who makes a diabolical wager with his friend Manfred: if Manfred can seduce Cherry in one hundred nights, he can have his castle – and Cherry.” Oyy! Starring Emma Corrin as Hero, Nicholas Galitzine as Manfred, Maika Monroe as Cherry, Amir El-Masry, Charli XCX (yes for real!), Richard E. Grant, and Felicity Jones. So far, so good – I’m curious.

Here’s the first teaser trailer for Julia Jackman’s film 100 Nights of Hero, direct from IFC’s YouTube:

Intro via SIC: “Set in Darkly End, an alternate world ruled by the despotic Birdman. Cherry is unhappily married to Jerome, who doesn’t want to spend time with her. Considering their ‘duty’ to produce an heir, this is worrying. The only bright spot in Cherry’s day is her maid, Hero. Hero is part of a secret society that collects stories of women who rebelled and met unjust fates, vowing their sacrifices won’t be forgotten… Because death is never far away for women here. So, when Jerome mysteriously goes on a ‘business trip’ and leaves Cherry with his flirtatious friend Manfred, Hero has a bad feeling. As the charming Manfred settles in, Cherry finds herself caught between the only man who has ever listened to her – and the maid she is developing forbidden feelings for. All rebellious women end up dead – can Cherry & Hero escape that fate?”

100 Nights of Hero is written and directed by the British writer / filmmaker Julia Jackman, making her second feature film after directing Bonus Track before, and many short films. Based on Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel titled “The One Hundred Nights of Hero” published in 2016. Produced by Stephanie Aspin, Helen Simmons, Grant S. Johnson. This is premiering at the 2025 Venice Film Festival in the Critics Week sidebar (aka Settimana Internazionale della Critica – or SIC). IFC Films then debuts Jackman’s 100 Nights of Hero film in select US theaters starting December 5th, 2025 later this year. Intrigued? Looking good?

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