Netflix’s Emily Henry Movie Adaptation Adds Four New Cast Members, Including Good Place & You Stars
Summary
Netflix’sPeople We Meet on Vacationhas found its romantic leads. The upcoming movie is based on the 2021 New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Emily Henry, which follows polar opposite best friends Poppy Wright and Alex Nilsen, whose yearly vacations are broken off for two years after an incident that causes a rift between them. However, when they reunite for one more trip, more than friendship may blossom between them. The story will be brought to the screen by director Brett Haley, who previously helmed 2018’sHearts Beat Loud.
PerDeadline,Tom Blyth and Emily Bader have been set to starin the upcoming adaptation ofPeople We Meet on Vacation. In the wake of the announcement,Netflixshared a video on X showcasing Bader’s reaction to the announcement. See the post below:
In the video, Haley informs the actor that she has gotten the part, at which point she celebrates with both Blyth and Henry, the latter of whom says “I have been… kind of an anxious wreck.”
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Blyth And Bader Are Both Familiar Faces
Before joining the cast ofPeople We Meet on Vacation, Tom Blyth was likely best known for leading theHunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakescastasthe younger version of the future Panem President Coriolanus Snow. However, he has held another prominent role as the title character in the Epix Western showBilly the Kid. The up-and-coming star is also set to appear in several other prominent projects that are currently in the works, including the video game movieWatch Dogsand the Hemingway adaptationA Farewell to Arms.
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Bader has also made a name for herself, having recently led theMy Lady Janecast. Shestars in the genre-bending Prime Video show as Lady Jane Grey, a 16th century noblewoman in an alternate universe where England is overrun by people who can transform into animals. Other prominent titles in which Bader can be seen include the horror sequelParanormal Activity: Next of Kin, the Jennifer Esposito-written-and-directed crime thrillerFresh Killsand the CW supernatural drama reboot showCharmed.
Emily Bader played the pixie Chloe Periwinkle on five episodes ofCharmedbetween 2019 and 2022.
People We Meet on Vacationoffers both stars an opportunity to take on a prominent role set in the present day. While this may force them to stretch their muscles somewhat after becoming best known for various period pieces, this could also allow them both more opportunities for contemporary-set work in the future. Both have also previously proven their mettle as romantic leads, so that aspect of the movie should present them with little challenge.
