Emily Henry’s first-ever film adaptation, Individuals We Meet on Trip, is now a significant Netflix hit. Based mostly on the 2021 e-book of the identical identify, the story follows faculty greatest buddies Poppy (Emily Bader) and Alex (Tom Blyth), who go on an annual journey within the final decade. Nevertheless, they change into estranged after certainly one of their holidays became a catastrophe, main as much as a last journey to patch up their friendship.
After releasing on Netflix, Individuals We Meet on Trip is already the no. 1 film on its streaming charts. It beats out Evil Influencer (no. 2), The Unhealthy Guys (no. 3), Soul on Hearth (no. 4), and KPop Demon Hunters (no. 5).
Henry’s first adaptation grew to become one of the crucial anticipated 2026 films forward of its launch. The creator rapidly grew to become common on BookTok in the course of the pandemic, as her 2020 e-book, Seaside Learn, became a New York Instances bestseller. Individuals We Meet on Trip additionally grew to become a bestseller a yr later and would entice Netflix to adapt the story.
Netflix took massive steps by casting Starvation Video games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ Blyth and My Woman Jane’s Bader. Brett Haley helms because the director, with Yulin Kuang, Amos Vernon, and Nunzio Randazzo writing the screenplay.
The Netflix film’s streaming hit additionally got here with important success. Simply forward of its launch, the primary evaluations of Individuals We Meet on Trip had been typically optimistic concerning the adaptation, praising the performances from the main duo and its throwback to traditional rom-coms. At present, the movie holds a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, whereas the viewers is equally impressed, resulting in an 83% Popcornmeter.
Even earlier than the Netflix film’s launch, 4 extra Henry books are already in improvement, together with Seaside Learn and Ebook Lovers. Her work has simply change into one of the crucial sought-after supplies for the large display screen, and the streaming success of Individuals We Meet on Trip is an enormous win for the creator’s first adaptation.
It appears that evidently Netflix could have sensed this potential, because the studio lately confirmed that it’s creating Humorous Story and Joyful Place. Whereas Henry was an govt producer for Individuals We Meet on Trip, she might be concerned with writing the screenplay for the following two films. Now, with this gorgeous reception, it could simply be the start of a brand new partnership.
Individuals We Meet on Trip is now streaming on Netflix.
- Launch Date
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January 8, 2026
- Runtime
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109 minutes
- Director
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Brett Haley