Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat unleash chaos in 'The Wrong Girls' trailer

NEON has released the first trailer for The Wrong Girls, offering audiences a preview of the offbeat comedy starring Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat as two best friends whose lives take an unexpected turn after stumbling across a mysterious experimental drug.

Directed by Dylan Meyer in her feature directorial debut, The Wrong Girls follows Frankie and Molly, two cannabis-loving friends whose codependent lifestyle is disrupted when Frankie mistakenly receives a briefcase containing glowing vials of an experimental psychedelic. After taking the substance, the pair develop telepathic abilities that leave them communicating with each other—and even with their cats.

Their newfound powers quickly attract unwanted attention from a group of dangerous Danish scientists determined to recover the missing drugs. As the unlikely duo attempts to evade their pursuers, they find themselves caught in an increasingly bizarre series of events involving conspiracies, talking animals and escalating chaos.

Speaking previously about the project, Stewart described the film as a deliberately absurd stoner comedy, while Meyer said the story centres on two friends forced to confront adulthood after years of avoiding responsibility.

The film features an ensemble cast including LaKeith Stanfield, Zack Fox, Tony Hale, Kate McKinnon and Geena Davis. Seth Rogen and Kumail Nanjiani lend their voices to Frankie and Molly's talking cats, adding another surreal element to the comedy.

The Wrong Girls marks Meyer's first feature as a director after previously co-writing Netflix's Moxie. The film blends friendship comedy, science fiction and psychedelic adventure, offering a genre-bending story unlike a traditional studio comedy.

The Wrong Girls is scheduled to open exclusively in cinemas on 14 August, with the newly released trailer showcasing the film's eccentric humour, unusual premise and star-studded cast.