Overview
- The feature adaptation of Emily Henry’s 2021 novel premiered Jan. 9 on Netflix, starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth.
- The film climbed to No. 1 on the platform’s movie chart, with viewer reaction split and many calling for a miniseries format.
- Director Brett Haley says he fought to retain the book’s flashback-driven structure and added Easter eggs, while changing select settings and sequence details.
- Emily Henry endorses several screen changes, including added dimension for the character Sarah, noting the book still holds what the movie trims.
- Haley and Henry say a sex scene was softened after test audiences cited a tonal mismatch, as Blyth frames his turn here as a shift toward lighter rom‑com work.