Lionsgate’s Fairyland sets release date: Here’s when the coming-of-age film will hit theaters

Fairyland is a coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Andrew Durham. It is an adaptation of Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, a memoir by Alysia Abbott. Here's the official synopsis as per Letterboxd:

A young girl recounts growing up in San Francisco in the ’70s and ’80s with her gay dad, activist and author Steve Abbott.

The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. More than two years after its premiere, the film is finally getting a theatrical release. Let's find out when the audience can watch it on the big screen.

Fairyland finally gets a release date

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Fairyland will be released in theaters by Lionsgate and WILLA on October 10, 2025. The film is produced by Durham, Sofia Coppola, Laure Sudreau, Megan Carlson, Siena Oberman, and Greg Lauritano.

Here's the official synopsis:

Emilia Jones as Alysia Abbott
Maria Bakalova as Paulette
Scoot McNairy as Steve Abbott
Ryan Thurston as Johnny
Geena Davis as Munca
Cody Fern as Eddie Body
Bella Murphy as Yayne
Adam Lambert as Charlie

Set in 1970s-80s San Francisco, the story focuses on a father-daughter relationship. It's based on the real account of Alysia's gay father, Steve Abbott. In addition to Sundance, Fairyland was screened at the Palm Springs, Biarritz, and Frameline film festivals.

In an official statement, director Andrew Durham spoke about the release date.

“I was so captivated and inspired by Alysia Abbott’s memoir, not only because of the unique portrayal of this father daughter relationship, one that we hadn’t seen before, but also because of the universal themes that I think a lot of kids and parents can relate to. Films with unconventional stories are difficult to get made, but with the unwavering support from Sofia and American Zoetrope, the commitment from such a talented cast and crew, and the team at WILLA and Lionsgate, I learned if you surround yourself with people who understand and appreciate the value of the story you’re telling, then eventually everything falls into place.”

Sofia Coppola added,

“I was moved by Alysia Abbott’s beautiful memoir and how Andrew interpreted it into the touching film that it is with such an important story to get out at this time. With a great cast and creative team, I’m proud to be a part of this film and put light on all kinds of families, being true to oneself, and what our generation went through.”

The film also has a long list of executive producers, which includes Roman Coppola, Elena Baranova, Anton Lessine, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Elizabeth Woodward, Karen Salveson, Alysia Abbott, Eileen Joy Spitalny, and Rebecca Gang, among others.

Are you excited about the film?