‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Movie Gets A Release Date: Everything We Know About The Film

Emily Henry fans we have some exciting news! The author really announced that her highly anticipated film adaption of People We Meet on Vacation would be debuting on Netflix on January 6, 2025. She also shared a little teaser trailer featuring some of the cast, which you can watch here!

“On January 9, 2026, all across the globe, you’ll be able to watch Poppy and Alex go on vacation, fight, make up, and fall in love on Netflix,” Henry wrote in her newsletter announcement. “I am utterly thrilled to be able to share all of this with you, and while I know in this moment January 9 feels a long ways off, it’s going to come so fast, with lots of fun updates along the way.”

To celebrate this news, we have rounded up everything you need to know about the stars and plot. Read on for more.

All about the ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ cast 

On Friday, August 2, 2024, author Emily Henry announced via her newsletter, Emily’s Grocery List, that Tom Blyth and Emily Bader would play Alex and Poppy. 

Blyth is best known for his work as young President Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Bader is most recognizable for My Lady Jane. 

“When I watched these two people meet, fall in love, and fall apart, I was covered in chills. I laughed aloud within two minutes of seeing them on screen together. I cried by the end. I had no idea what to expect from these two actors, and I fell completely in love with them,” Henry wrote in her newsletter. 

“Actually since watching their chemistry read AND meeting them, my and Brett’s text thread is basically just the word ‘“irresistible’ over and over again. It’s the only word I can use to describe each of their respective performances and more importantly, the magic of them together.” 

“I wish I could just show you now, but the good news is, we are MOVING, so you will get to fall in love with them very soon. I hope you are even a fraction as excited as I am right now for this film. I know how terrifying it is to loosen our grips on this story enough to let new people into the mix. My top priority for every ounce of involvement I’m granted in every of one of these adaptations is honoring you. I feel so grateful to be able to honestly tell you that I think this script and this cast does that.” 

Henry also confirmed what locations were scouted and chosen, too. 

“Get ready for a very sexy, sultry summer in Barcelona. If all goes well, I’ll be making it out to set to see some of the shoot there, and I promise to share anything they let me with you about that process,.” she added, while also hinting at a possible place Poppy and Alex might travel to. 

What is ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ about? 

People We Meet on Vacation is a wildly funny, tender rom-com set in sunny Palm Springs. It follows wild-child Poppy and straight-laced Alex who didn’t hit it off when they first met in college. Then, after doing a car-share for summer break, the unlikely pair became best friends. Now, years after college, Poppy works in New York City while schoolteacher Alex stays in their hometown — but every summer, for a decade, they’ve taken a vacation together until two years ago, when they ruined it all. They haven’t spoken since, but when Poppy gets a work travel assignment and asks Alex to join her, he agrees. Soon, the two begin to realize just how much they need each other and that sometimes friendship and feelings aren’t as clear as they thought they would be. 

It is unclear if the film will follow that exact plot, but one thing is for sure People We Meet on Vacation movie will be filled with Henry’s signature chemistry wit and charm. 

Henry is also known for her New York Times bestselling romance novels Beach Read, Book Lovers, Happy Place, and Funny Story.