The Last Sunrise (2026): Release Date, Cast & Plot

The Last Sunrise Finally Gives Us a Summer Romance With Some Actual Stakes

I have seen a lot of summer romance movies over the years, and to be honest, most of them tend to run together in my mind. They all feature the same sun, sand, meet cute, credits roll thing. The Last Sunrise is not that movie, and that is precisely what has been on my mind since I first started digging into everything about it. With a 6.9/10 on TMDB by early viewers, The Last Sunrise has already gained a small cult following since its release on August 26, 2026.

Directed by Carlson Young and starring Maia Reficco, this romance drama pairs postcard-pretty Mallorca scenery with a story of chronic illness, family secrets, and what it really means to live in the present when your days may be numbered.

What you're going to find here is all of the pertinent information about this film. Release info, cast details, a spoiler-free plot summary, and even where to watch it online currently. Stay tuned because there's more to this than meets the eye in the trailer.

Quick Facts About The Last Sunrise

• The Last Sunrise premiered on August 26, 2026, on Amazon Prime Video.
• Runtime is 107 minutes across the Romance and Drama genres.
• Directed by Carlson Young and produced with an international ensemble cast.
• Maia Reficco leads as Oriah "Ry" Pera, a college student managing a chronic illness abroad.
• Eva Longoria plays Isolde Pera, Ry's mother, whose secrets drive a key subplot.
• The film is set almost entirely in Mallorca, Spain, with the location doing significant narrative work.

When Did The Last Sunrise Come Out?

The Last Sunrise first aired on August 26, 2026. I feel that at 107 minutes this is a pretty tight film, and that for a quiet, character focused romance drama like this it's the perfect length. You don't need three hours for a story like this.

I've seen a lot of confusion online about whether this had a theatrical release or not. It appears to have landed on Amazon Prime Video, which makes sense given how many middle budget romance dramas are now distributed. Studios know exactly who wants this sort of movie, and more and more these days it's a streaming audience looking for something to watch on a Friday night.

The genre combination of Romance and Drama is very important here. This is not a breezy, light rom-com with a sad subplot tacked on. The emotional and thematic elements, like Ry's chronic condition and her family history, are woven into this from the first act.

Carlson Young is definitely the director here, and if you've seen any of her work you'll notice that there's a lot of focus on visuals and style, and a lesser focus on the plot. Both are present here, but Mallorca is definitely used as a tool to draw out the mood and stay in the moments, like Ry herself is trying to.

Who Is In The Last Sunrise Cast?

The Last Sunrise is led by Maia Reficco as Oriah "Ry" Pera, a college student living with an illness that plagues her while finally giving herself permission to enjoy her life. Reficco is shouldering a great deal of emotion in this film and from what I have heard of her performance, she makes Ry a deeply complex character with subtleties that set her apart from the typical sick girl movie.

She is supported (or at least opposed, depending on the situation) by Fernando Lindez who plays Julián, the boy who visits the Pera home and convinces Ry to step outside her self-imposed prison for the summer. Eva Longoria plays Isolde Pera, Ry's mother, and with the family secrets plot line, her part ultimately has a great deal of importance as well.

Here is a full cast list so you can keep the characters and actors straight:

Actor	Character
Maia Reficco	Oriah "Ry" Pera
Fernando Lindez	Julián
Eva Longoria	Isolde Pera
Chloé Sweetlove	Amara
Andrés Velencoso	Mateo
Stefanie Martini	Lena
Sabrina Bartlett	Prisha
Àlex Peracaula	Carlos

What I find interesting about this cast list is how international it is. Reficco, Longoria, Lindez, Sweetlove, Velencoso, Martini, Bartlett, and Peracaula all add a different nationality to a Mallorcan summer. That diversity makes the film feel like an authentic location, a place people come and go from, not just a movie set.

What Is The Last Sunrise Actually About?

The Last Sunrise tells the story of Ry, a college girl who's living with a chronic illness, and is heading to Mallorca for the summer with her mum, Isolde. The promotional tagline sums up the theme of the film perfectly: "One summer to feel everything." Not just a marketing line, this really encapsulates the core story. While in Mallorca Ry meets Julián, a local who embodies everything her illness has deprived her of: freedom, spontaneity, the ability to make decisions without having her body be the deciding factor.

Does this sound familiar to anyone who has ever felt trapped by situations outside their control?

But here's the thing about The Last Sunrise that makes it different from the average summer romance movie. As her love life begins to intensify, Ry's condition begins to deteriorate. Simultaneously, long-kept family secrets begin to emerge, in large part due to her mother Isolde's presence on the trip. So you have two impending deadlines going on: her health and her family's past.

The synopsis is explicit that "everything she has found" over the summer, i.e. the romance with Julián, her re-invigoration, and whatever the family's truth ends up being, is at risk before summer's end. This frame provides the film with a real sense of jeopardy that most romantic dramas don't bother to construct.

I also would point out the supporting characters, Amara, Mateo, Lena, Prisha, and Carlos, all appear to revolve around this central tension, lending the Mallorca setting a lived in, communal feeling rather than just a backdrop for two characters in love.

Is The Last Sunrise Worth Watching?

Yes, if you're the type of viewer who wants your love stories to actually have some emotional teeth. A 6.9/10 from audiences at the beginning suggests that The Last Sunrise is not the most universally loved crowd-pleaser, but it's obviously speaking very plainly to the audience it's designed for.

Honestly? I was mildly nervous about doing the research on this one. The "long term chronic illness and heatwave romance" trope has been done countless times before, some of them very successfully, some of them pretty tone deaf. Here what elevates the film is that Carlson Young does not seem to want to use Ry's illness as the sole purpose of the story. That threat is clearly a part of her reality, but not the entire engine of plot. I'll run it down for you. 107 minutes is a decent length for a film like this so there's a swift build up, no slow or draggy second act to speak of. The subplot here is about Isolde's "family secrets" and how no matter how far she tries to run, Ry has finally created a life where she can be happy only when she no longer waits around to see if she has permission to do so.

The Mallorca filming location really does a lot of the emotional heavy lifting here too. There's something about that contrast of turquoise water and golden hour that hits even harder than a dull grey backdrop. That's another smart choice from Young's direction and is why almost every teaser, trailer or clip of The Last Sunrise does such a remarkable job of showcasing its stunning visuals.

Where Can You Stream The Last Sunrise?

The Last Sunrise is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Video (including the ad supported Amazon Prime Video with Ads tier). This means depending on your set up you can enjoy the film either via standard Prime membership, or the cheaper ad supported route.

Amazon Prime's standard membership at the moment costs around $14.99 a month (or $139 a year) in the US, this grants you the ability to watch ad free streaming of The Last Sunrise along with the rest of Prime Video's library. If you're on the ad supported tier of Prime Video, which is given to all Prime memberships unless you pay to have the ads removed, you'll get occasional ad breaks during the film. Here's the thing: if you already have Amazon Prime for its delivery benefits, you're already getting The Last Sunrise as part of that. That's one of the less talked about benefits of Prime Video as a platform. It attaches itself onto a subscription that a lot of people already have for totally different things. If you're also keeping tabs on what's rotating off other platforms, it's worth checking what's leaving Netflix soon so you don't miss anything else in your watchlist.

I would suggest verifying your existing Prime settings first before assuming you need the ad free upgrade. Many may not know that Amazon offers the option to pay a few extra dollars a month to remove ads entirely on all Prime Video, not just for this title.

Final Thoughts on The Last Sunrise

My honest prediction?

The Last Sunrise turns out to be one of those quiet streaming hits that gets propelled by word of mouth long after its initial week of release, among folks who have experienced chronic health issues firsthand and have seldom seen such a nuanced and empathetic onscreen portrait before. If you're already subscribed to Prime Video, there's no good excuse not to check it out this weekend. The Last Sunrise earns its emotional payoffs rather than forcing them, and that's more uncommon than it really ought to be. For a broader look at what's streaming right now across platforms, new titles worth watching are being added regularly this month.