With the holiday season underway, many of us are taking time off from our daily 9-to-5 to enjoy new adventures. In some cases, those adventures can be life-changing.
TODAY taps into that spirit by sharing an exclusive first look at the first full-length for Netflix’s upcoming rom-com “People We Meet on Vacation,” premiering Jan. 9.
The trailer teases the story of free-spirited Poppy (Emily Bader) and structure-loving Alex (Tom Blyth), who have been unlikely besties for a decade.
Though the longtime pals live in different cities, they meet up every year in a fun destination for a joint summer vacation.
Over time, Poppy and Alex are forced to examine their bond when everyone around them points out they’re actually a perfect opposites-attract romantic match.
“People We Meet on Vacation” stars Emily Bader and Tom Blyth as two friends whose bond may be deeper than they realize. (Michele K. Short / Netflix)
Directed by Brett Haley with a screenplay by by Yulin Kuang and Amos Vernon and Nunzio Randazzo, “People We Meet on Vacation” is based on Emily Henry’s 2021 bestselling novel of the same name.
“This is a movie that doesn’t just tell a love story,” director Haley previously told Netflix’s official website Tudum. “It makes you feel like you’ve gone on vacation right alongside Poppy and Alex.”
The movie, which is based on Emily Henry’s 2021 bestselling novel, premieres Jan. 9 on Netflix. (Daniel Escale / Netflix)
The movie, which also stars Lukas Gage, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jameela Jamil, Molly Shannon, Alan Ruck, Lucien Laviscount and Alice Lee, comes with author Henry’s seal of approval.
“I’ve been kind of an anxious wreck about who would play these characters,” Henry told Tudum, adding she was “confident” viewers, like her, were “going to completely fall in love” with the screen version of Poppy and Alex.
“I watched (Bader and Blyth’s) chemistry read four times in 12 hours, and I loved it more every single time,” Henry shared. “The very first time I was laughing out loud, and I got so emotional by the end.”
Five of Henry’s books are being adapted for the screen, including “Beach Read,” “Book Lovers” and “Happy Place.”
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