We’ll admit it: when we see Nina Dobrev’s name on a cast list, we start paying attention. And this time she’s starring in a rom-com built around one of our favorite kinds of chaos, a fake honeymoon with the whole family tagging along.
Jack Whitehall, Nina Dobrev, Greg Kinnear, and Andie MacDowell are set to star in Honeymooners, from filmmaker Daryl Wein.
The Setup
Here’s the official synopsis, “Modern Londoners Freddy (Jack Whitehall) and Cleo (Nina Dobrev) have just secretly divorced, convinced they’re better off as best friends. But their amicable split takes an unexpected turn when Freddy’s parents, Marty (Greg Kinnear) and Julie (Andie MacDowell), and Cleo’s mother, Rose, surprise them with the honeymoon of their dreams in Italy. The catch? The whole family is coming along. As the family descends on an idyllic vineyard outside Rome, long-buried secrets, unexpected attractions, and increasingly tangled loyalties threaten to unravel the entire holiday.”
So — a secretly divorced couple, a romantic Italian vineyard, and parents who have no idea they’re celebrating a marriage that’s already over. If “we’re better off as best friends” doesn’t fall apart somewhere between the wine tastings and the sunsets, we’ll be shocked. Forced proximity plus exes who obviously still care about each other is a recipe we will always sign up for.
We’re just as curious about the parents. “Unexpected attractions” and “long-buried secrets” make it sound like Freddy and Cleo won’t be the only ones whose love lives get complicated on this trip, and with Kinnear and MacDowell playing Marty and Julie, the older generation could steal some scenes.
What the Director Says
“With Honeymooners, I wanted to make a romantic comedy that feels funny, heartfelt, surprising, and deeply human. It’s about the messy, unpredictable nature of love at every age, and the absurd lengths we go to hold onto it, set against the breathtaking backdrop of Italy. My hope is to give audiences a joyful cinematic escape that feels both fresh and timeless.”
“Love at every age” is the part that has us most excited. Rom-coms that let romance belong to more than one generation tend to have more heart, and Wein already showed he can do warm and swoony with Something From Tiffany’s.
Honeymooners a while. is scheduled to shoot in Italy in the first quarter of 2027.
We’ll be watching. Who’s ready for Nina Dobrev in a rom-com set in Italy?
