What is Purple Hearts starring Sofia Carson about on Netflix?

Netflix will be releasing a new movie titled Purple Hearts on July 29. Feel the Beat‘s Sofia Carson and Cinderella‘s Nicholas Galitzine star in the leading roles as a couple who get together solely for military benefits. But neither one was expecting to fall in love.

Purple Hearts is a romantic drama film helmed by Dead to Me creator Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum from a screenplay co-written by Kyle Jarrow and Liz Garcia. Producers are Elysa Dutton and Leslie Morgenstein for Alloy Entertainment. Carson, Rosenbaum, and Amy Baer, along with Hugo Grumbar and Tim Haslam for Embankment, are executive producers. Additionally, Carson co-wrote and performed the Purple Hearts original soundtrack.

Besides Carson and Galitzine, the rest of the cast consists of Chosen Jacobs, John Harlan Kim, Anthony Ippolito, Kat Cunning, Sarah Rich, Scott Deckert, and Linden Ashby.

So what is Purple Hearts about? We shared the official synopsis and more below!

Purple Hearts synopsis

The romantic drama film follows a struggling singer-songwriter named Cassie, who’s just trying to stay afloat while chasing her dreams. During a chance encounter, Cassie meets a troubled soldier named Luke, and they couldn’t be any more different from each other. Despite their different views, they both realize they share something in common: financial debt. After Cassie finds out that a marine spouse could get military benefits, she comes up with the idea to marry Luke. But Cassie nor Luke were expecting their true feelings to be revealed after an unexpected tragedy happens.

Here’s the synopsis via Netflix Media Center below:

"In spite of their many differences, Cassie (Sofia Carson), a struggling singer-songwriter, and Luke (Nicholas Galitzine), a troubled marine, agree to marry solely for military benefits. But when tragedy strikes, the line between real and pretend begins to blur."

Check out the official trailer to get pumped for the original movie‘s release!

Purple Hearts is the perfect movie to watch with a significant other this weekend. So get your popcorn and drink of choice ready because the romantic drama movie will be making its way to Netflix on July 29 at 12:00 a.m. PT/3:00 a.m. ET!