The official trailer for Lili Reinhart and actor Austin Abrams’ highly anticipated romance drama Chemical Hearts premiered on Wednesday.
Chemical Hearts, which is based on the book Our Chemical Hearts by author Krystal Sutherland, is slated for an August 21 release on Amazon Prime Video.
The Amazon Original film follows hopeless romantic Henry Page (Abrams) whose teenage world is flipped upside down upon meeting mysterious transfer student Grace Town (Reinhart).
Chemical Hearts: The official trailer for Lili Reinhart and actor Austin Abrams’ highly anticipated romance drama Chemical Hearts premiered on Wednesday
Upside down: The Amazon Original film follows hopeless romantic Henry Page (Abrams) whose teenage world is flipped upside down upon meeting mysterious transfer student Grace Town (Reinhart)
The trailer commences with a montage of scenes that depict Henry’s world, which includes pushing through crowded hallways, writing in his journal, and manifesting his dreams for love.
‘You’re never more alive than when you are a teenager. Your brain is flushed with chemicals that can turn your life into a story of epic proportions,’ narrates Henry, who can be seen staring up at his ceiling with a restless expression.
‘And yet by the start of my senior year nothing interesting had ever happened to me, then something finally happened,’ he continues as he locks eyes for the first time with Reinhart’s character Grace.
On their first day of senior year, Henry and Grace are chosen by their journalism teacher to be ‘the dynamic duo’ in charge of editing their high school’s newspaper.
Dull: The trailer commences with a montage of scenes that depict Henry’s world, which includes pushing through crowded hallways, writing in his journal, and manifesting his dreams for love
Fate: On their first day of senior year, Henry and Grace are chosen by their journalism teacher to be ‘the dynamic duo’ in charge of editing their high school’s newspaper
Mysterious: Henry is drawn to Grace, a girl clouded by secrecy, who has a strange aversion to writing, a mysterious limp, and seemingly impenetrable emotional walls
Henry is drawn to Grace, a girl clouded by secrecy, who has a strange aversion to writing, a mysterious limp, and seemingly impenetrable emotional walls.
She reveals to him that she ‘used to be good at socializing,’ but that ‘nine-months ago a car swerved coming around a bend and flipped,’ which not only caused her physical damage, but psychological.
As he spends more and more time with Grace inside and outside of school, Henry begins to fall for her.
The crash: She reveals to him that she ‘used to be good at socializing,’ but that ‘nine-months ago a car swerved coming around a bend and flipped,’ which not only caused her physical damage, but psychological
Apple of his eyes: As he spends more and more time with Grace inside and outside of school, Henry begins to fall for her
The pair meet up at a late night party, where they engage in an undeniably romantic exchange.
Henry’s infatuation with Grace grows, but the mysterious blonde appears hesitant of romance and the idea of opening herself up to potential hurt.
‘The teenage years are limbo,’ narrates Grace stoically as Henry becomes aware of her tumultuous home life and cold disposition towards the world.
Catalyst: The pair meet up at a late night party, where they engage in an undeniably romantic exchange
One evening he spots Grace pacing around the high school track field with her cane in hand.
Frustrated, she sits down on the ground, throws her cane, and begins to sob to herself.
As Henry continues trying his best to break through Grace’s walls, she finally reaches her emotional breaking point.
Distant: Henry’s infatuation with Grace grows, but the mysterious blonde appears hesitant of romance and the idea of opening herself up to potential hurt
Learning the truth: ‘The teenage years are limbo,’ narrates Grace stoically as Henry becomes aware of her tumultuous home life and cold disposition towards the world
‘You can’t fix me,’ yells Grace, while wiping the tears from her eyes with her sleeve.
She walks away from Henry, who remains standing in the middle of a residential street stunned by her outburst.
The trailer then enters in a montage of scenes that capture Grace’s undeniable pain and Henry’s unrequited love.
Spying: One evening he spots Grace pacing around the high school track field with her cane in hand
Emotional: Frustrated, she sits down on the ground, throws her cane, and begins to sob to herself
In one scene, Henry denies help from his happily in-love parents, who can see that he is struggling.
He marvels over their idyllic relationship and wonders why the same cannot happen for him.
Credits begin to play as Grace and Henry launch into an emotional confrontation regarding their relationship status.
Enough is enough: As Henry continues trying his best to break through Grace’s walls, she finally reaches her emotional breaking point
Unfixable: ‘You can’t fix me,’ yells Grace, while wiping the tears from her eyes with her sleeve
Stunned: She walks away from Henry, who remains standing in the middle of a residential street stunned by her outburst
‘Stop leading me on,’ yells Henry, to which Grace admits: ‘I’m confused, Henry. I don’t know.’
‘I know. I’ve known since like the very beginning,’ says Henry, as tears flow swiftly down his face.
A plethora of scenes flash across the screen that depict the complexities that exist in Henry and Grace’s young, budding romance.
Limbo: The trailer then enters in a montage of scenes that capture Grace’s undeniable pain and Henry’s unrequited love
Reaching out: In one scene, Henry denies help from his happily in-love parents, who can see that he is struggling
Confrontation: Credits begin to play as Grace and Henry launch into an emotional confrontation regarding their relationship status
‘Being young is so painful, it’s almost too much to feel,’ narrates Grace before the trailer comes to a dramatic close.
Lili – who acts as the film’s executive producer – announced Chemical Hearts to her 24.4million followers on Instagram in June.
‘Here’s your first glimpse into the world of #ChemicalHearts trailer will be coming in July so stay tuned…,’ wrote the 23-year-old Riverdale star at the time.
Amazon describes Chemical Hearts as ‘a journey of self-discovery that captures the thrills, disappointments and confusion of being a teenager.’
Complex: A plethora of scenes flash across the screen that depict the complexities that exist in Henry and Grace’s young, budding romance
Pain is unavoidable: ‘Being young is so painful, it’s almost too much to feel,’ narrated Grace before the trailer comes to a dramatic close
Chemical Hearts: Amazon describes Chemical Hearts as ‘a journey of self-discovery that captures the thrills, disappointments and confusion of being a teenager’