HBO MaxĀ andĀ WarnerMaxāsĀ original feature film,Ā Unpregnant, adapted from the young adultĀ HarperCollinsĀ novel of the same name, will premiere in Asia for the first time on 6 February at 9pm exclusively on HBO GO and HBO. Starring Haley Lu Richardson (āSplitā; āFive Feet Apartā) and Barbie Ferreira (HBOās āEuphoriaā), the film offers a mix of humour and grounded human emotion as it tackles complicated friendships and the difficult road to adulthood.Ā
Seventeen-year-old Ivy League-bound Veronica (played by Richardson) never thought she would want to fail a test ā that is, until she finds herself clutching a piece of plastic with a giant plus sign glaring back at her. With conservative parents, an incompetent boyfriend, no car and a promising college-bound future now disappearing before her eyes, Veronica considers a decision she never imagined she would have to make. She makes a never-taken-lightly decision and turns to the only person who will not judge: her ex-best friend and legendary misfit Bailey (Barbie Ferreira). They embark on a 1,000 mile hilarious road trip to New Mexico over three days where they discover sometimes the most important choice you will make in life is who your friends are.
The film also stars Alex MacNicoll (āThirteen Reasons Whyā; āThe 5th Waveā), Breckin Meyer (āCluelessā; āGarfieldā),Ā Giancarlo Esposito (āBreaking Badā; āThe Jungle Bookā),Ā Sugar Lyn Beard (āMike and Dave Need Wedding Datesā; āSausage Partyā),Ā pop starĀ Betty Who,Ā Mary McCormack (āPrivate Partsā; āDeep Impactā),Ā Denny Love (āChicago P.D.ā),Ā Ramona Young (āLegends of Tomorrowā; āBlockersā) andĀ Kara Royster (āSupernaturalā; āFaking Itā).
From Berlanti Schechter Films and PICTURESTART, the film is produced by Greg Berlanti (āLove, Simonā; āArrowā) and Sarah Schechter (āThe Flashā; āRiverdaleā) for Berlanti Schechter Films alongside Erik Feig (āMr. and Mrs. Smithā; āWarm Bodiesā) for PICTURESTART. Executive produced by Michael Sledd (āI, Tonyaā; āDallas Buyers Clubā), Michael McGrath (āBatwomanā), Lucy Kitada (āThe Babysitters Clubā) and Jessica Switch (āNerveā), the film is directed by EmmyĀ® winner Rachel Lee Goldenberg (āValley Girlā, āThe Mindy Projectā), who also wrote the screenplay with authors Hendriks & Caplan, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (āSomeone Greatā), and William Parker.
Unpregnant is adapted from a book of the same name by authors Jenni Hendriks (āHow I Met Your Motherā) and Ted Caplan (music editor for āThe Hate U Giveā; āThe Greatest Showmanā),
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