Romance Author Emily Henry Gives Exciting Update About ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Movie
Romance Author Emily Henry Gives Exciting Update About ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Movie originally appeared on Parade.
The countdown to the release of Emily Henry’s first book-to-movie adaptation, People We Meet on Vacation, can officially begin.
Along with Netflix, Henry, 34, announced the release date of the upcoming film via Instagram on Tuesday, July 1.
“On vacation, you can be anyone you want. People We Meet on Vacation, starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth, premieres January 9,” the post read.
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The accompanying video teased some audio from the movie, which follows longtime friends and total opposites Poppy Wright (Bader) and Alex Nilsen (Blyth) who travel together every summer until their romantic feelings for each other start to complicate matters.
“Where does Alex Nilsen stand on travel?” Poppy asks in the voiceover. “Love or hate?”
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R19ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeAlex responds, “I mean, I’ve never really traveled anywhere, but this morning I saw this beautiful sunrise over this place that I’d never been before, and I wouldn’t have if everything had gone according to plan, so love. I’m thinking love.”
People We Meet on Vacation is Henry’s second contemporary romance novel, which quickly rose to the top of the best-seller list after its release in May 2021. The film adaptation news broke in October 2022 followed by the announcement of Bader and Blyth’s casting in August 2024.
“I’ve been kind of an anxious wreck about who would play these characters,” Henry told Netflix. “I truly could not feel more confident that my readers and then so many more people who don’t even know about the book are going to completely fall in love with Poppy and Alex.”
In addition to People We Meet on Vacation, Henry also has adaptations of four other novels in the works. 2020’s Beach Read, 2022’s Book Lovers and 2024’s Funny Story are set to become feature films, while Jennifer Lopez’s production company is turning 2023’s Happy Place into a series for Netflix. Henry’s sixth romance book, Great Big Beautiful Life, came out in April.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R1eekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeRomance Author Emily Henry Gives Exciting Update About ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Movie first appeared on Parade on Jul 1, 2025
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