Ready for a new trip? Well, pack your bags! Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Williams, and Vivica A. Fox are set to star in ‘Women Like Us,’ a new original comedy directed by Tasha Smith about an all-star group brought together for one unforgettable weekend getaway, coming to Netflix.
The film follows a recently widowed woman who’s whisked away to the Hamptons by her lifelong best friends and sister on the weekend that should have been her 30th wedding anniversary. What starts as an escape turns into a reckoning—with grief, marriage, and the sisterhood that’s held them together for years—along with a timely reminder that dreams don’t come with an expiration date.
The screenplay is written by Ali Kinney (‘Ginny & Georgia,’ ‘Love Life,’ ‘The Crossover’), with additional writing from Tracy Oliver (‘Girls Trip,’ ‘The Sun Is Also a Star,’ ‘The Blackening’).
‘Women Like Us’ is produced by James Lopez and Poppy Hanks for Macro Film Studios, alongside Anikah McLaren and Mark R. Wright for Higher Ground Productions. Michelle Obama executive produces for Higher Ground Productions, with Charles D. King executive producing for Macro Film Studios.
This marks the first-ever collaboration between the two major production companies, both of which have several other projects in the works with Netflix, including the series ‘All the Sinners Bleed’ and ‘The Altruists,’ as well as an untitled mother-daughter comedy led by Julianne Moore.
Filming is scheduled to begin this fall in New York City, with further casting and release timeline details expected to be announced at a later date.
–Dominique Young // @heyyydommm