Hot Take: The Depp/heard Trial May 2026

: It chronicles the couple's tumultuous relationship both in and out of the courtroom, including imagined scenes of their private interactions.

: The jury found that Heard defamed Depp , awarding him roughly $10.35 million in damages. Heard was awarded $2 million for one claim in her countersuit. Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial

: Depp sued Heard for $50 million over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed where she identified as a survivor of domestic abuse; Heard countersued for $100 million. : It chronicles the couple's tumultuous relationship both

The movie is based on the 2022 defamation trial in Fairfax County, Virginia . which concluded on June 1

The film was "fast-tracked" into production to capture the cultural zeitgeist surrounding the six-week trial, which concluded on June 1, 2022 .