Poppy and Alex jump off the pages of Emily Henry’s book and onto the small screen in the first full-length trailer for Netflix’s adaptation, People We Meet on Vacation. The streamer released a teaser for the upcoming romantic comedy in September. This trailer provides an even closer look at what’s in store when best friends of a decade, Emily Bader’s Poppy and Tom Blyth’s Alex, spend every summer vacation together.
As People We Meet on Vacation’s description reads: “The careful balance of their friendship is put to the test when they begin to question what has been obvious to everyone else — could they actually be the perfect romantic match?” The trailer puts that question to the test. Poppy’s mom, Wanda (Molly Shannon), already wonders if Poppy and Alex could be more than friends. The bit with the 500 condoms is ripped right from the book. The same is true for the much smaller but impeccable detail that Alex is in Poppy’s phone as “Alexander the Greatest.”
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Also, “On vacation, you can be anyone you want” is the first line in the book. Poppy says that in the People We Meet on Vacation trailer. So, already, screenwriters Yulin Kuang and Amos Vernon & Nunzio Randazzo deserve their flowers. Brett Haley’s direction also captures what appear to be several memorable scenes from Henry’s book. Whether it be what looks like the balcony scene or Alex taking care of Poppy while she’s sick, it seems book fans – or at least this one – will be happy with this adaptation.
It’s unclear whether that karaoke bar scene will be set to Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You Babe.” Nevertheless, this trailer proves that Bader and Blyth have the chemistry to sell all of Poppy and Alex’s pivotal scenes. No matter if they’re from the book or new for the movie, the scenes in the trailer help the friends-to-lovers element shine. There’s already no doubt that Emily Bader and Tom Blyth are the perfect Poppy and Alex. It’s why Blyth’s delivery of “Because I know you” and Bader’s reaction is a heart-stopping moment in the trailer. Luckily, there’s only a little more than a month left until People We Meet on Vacation premieres on Netflix. Poppy and Alex’s story streams on Friday, January 9.
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People We Meet on Vacation premieres on Friday, January 9, on Netflix.
