by Alex Billington
April 14, 2026
Source: YouTube
“Choose your path, make it yours… Prove them wrong.” The religious movie distributor Angel Studios has unveiled an official trailer for the movie Young Washington, a traditionalist look back at the origin story of “America’s first leader.” The story of America’s first president – George Washington – but way before then, when he was a teenager. From filmmaker Jon Erwin (of Jesus Revolution, I Can Only Imagine, House of David) comes a powerful new historical epic based on the true story that shaped a nation. Introducing William Franklyn-Miller as the young George and also starring Mary-Louise Parker as his mom Mary Washington, Kelsey Grammer as Lord Fairfax, Andy Serkis as Edward Braddock, Jonno Davies as James Mackay, Ben Kingsley as Robert Dinwiddie. This film explores the courage, sacrifice, and destiny that forged a legendary leader – following George “fighting through intense battles in the French and Indian War and fending for himself in tense military meetings.” Not entirely sure how accurate it will be. The movie opens in theaters in July 2026 – just before Independence Day this summer, which will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. An obvious time to release this. This trailer really plays up the whole “we need to be free of British corruption” part of the story of America’s founding.
Here’s the main official trailer (+ poster) for Jon Erwin’s movie Young Washington, from YouTube:
You can rewatch the teaser trailer for Jon Erwin’s Young Washington movie right here for the first look.
“Before he led a revolution, he survived one.” The origin story of America’s first leader… The film traces the early life of America’s first president and will debut in theaters nationwide during Independence Day Weekend 2026, honoring the nation’s 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. “It captures the tension, courage, and humanity of a leader whose formative story has rarely been told on screen.” Young Washington is directed by faith-based filmmaker Jon Erwin, director of the films October Baby, Fully Alive, Woodlawn, I Can Only Imagine, I Still Believe, American Underdog, The Jesus Music, Jesus Revolution, and the “House of David” series previously. The screenplay is written by Jon Erwin, Tom Provost, Diederik van Hoogstraten. It’s produced by Adam Abel, Benton Crane, Chip Diggins, Jon Erwin, Kristopher Kimlin, Edmund Sampson, Tyler Zacharia. Angel Studios will debut Erwin’s Young Washington movie in theaters nationwide starting July 3rd, 2026 in the middle of this summer. Who wants to watch?
