Klara And The Sun Trailer: Jenna Ortega Captivates As Artificial Friend In Taika Waititi’s Sci-Fi Film

The first trailer for Klara and the Sun is out, putting Jenna Ortega at the centre of Taika Waititi’s dystopian sci-fi drama. The film is based on Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro’s bestselling novel and is scheduled to release in India on 23 October 2026.

Ortega plays Klara, an Artificial Friend created to offer companionship in a future where loneliness has become something technology tries to solve. The trailer introduces her as a curious, observant and deeply loyal presence, looking for a home where she can belong.

Jenna Ortega plays an Artificial Friend in Klara and the Sun

The story moves forward when Klara meets Josie, played by Mia Tharia. The two form an immediate connection, but Josie’s family life is far from simple. Amy Adams plays Josie’s mother, whose strained relationship with her daughter becomes one of the emotional anchors of the film.

The trailer hints at a story that is less about spectacle and more about feeling. Klara’s belief in the power of the sun, her innocence, and her attempt to understand human pain shape the film’s central conflict. Natasha Lyonne also features in the cast.

Waititi, known for Jojo Rabbit, writes and directs the adaptation. That makes the film an interesting turn for the filmmaker, as Ishiguro’s work often explores memory, mortality, love and what it means to be human through quiet emotional tension.

Klara and the Sun India release date

Sony Pictures Entertainment India will release Klara and the Sun in India on 23 October 2026. The trailer is now available to watch online, giving audiences their first proper look at Ortega’s transformation into Klara and the film’s carefully built future world.

With Ortega, Adams and Waititi attached, Klara and the Sun is already one of the more closely watched literary adaptations on the upcoming Hollywood calendar. The first trailer suggests a thoughtful sci-fi drama built around grief, care and the complicated comfort of artificial companionship.