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Things are looking up for One of Them Days.

A sequel is in early development for the original comedy movie that Sony Pictures released earlier this year. Stars Keke Palmer and Sza are expected to return, as is the film’s creative team.

Lawrence Lamont helmed the TriStar Pictures feature from a script by Syreeta Singleton. It hit theaters in January and surpassed $50 million at the global box office.

Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph also starred in the first film.

One of Them Days centers on best friends and roommates Dreux (Palmer) and Alyssa (Sza), who learn that Alyssa’s boyfriend has squandered their rent money. The pals must scramble to avoid eviction in a race against the clock, while also striving to keep their friendship intact.

Producers included Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi for Hoorae,...

It’s about to be another “One of Them Days,” as a sequel to the hit comedy starring Keke Palmer and Sza and produced by Issa Rae is in early development at TriStar Pictures.

Palmer and Sza are expected to return for the new movie, along with the film’s original creative team, but plot details are still being kept under wraps.

Directed by Lawrence Lamont in his feature debut and from a script written by Syreeta Singleton, “One of Them Days” was a breakout hit at the box office, grossing over $50 million worldwide after its January release — a particularly strong number for an R-rated mid-budget comedy. The critically acclaimed movie (with a stellar 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes) was also a standout on Netflix, where it spent three weeks on the streamer’s top 10 list.

The film follows best friends and roommates Dreux (Palmer) and Alyssa (Sza) as they race...

Patrick Cage II is turning heads following his performance as Maniac in this year's One of Them Days.

The 2025 comedy from Lawrence Lamont stars Keke Palmer and Sza as friends who must get creative after one of their boyfriends blows their rent money before the first of the month. 

Cage appears as Maniac, a past flame of Palmer's Dreux and a primary love interest in the new film. 

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After making a huge splash at the global box office, amassing nearly quadruple its budget, One of Them Days is set to gain even more attention with streaming. That’s right! The highly successful comedy starring Keke Palmer and Sza has found a home on Netflix where it will begin streaming on Monday, March 31, according to What’s on Netflix. The streaming giant also confirmed this on social media a day prior, announcing, “Tomorrow's about to be One of Them Days.”

This is clearly exciting news, especially for those who missed One of Them Days in theaters; plus, the film will be available on the streamer for eighteen months before departing for Hulu. This comes over a month after it was released on digital platforms on Tuesday, February 11, with the Blu-ray and DVD release coming up on Tuesday, April 1, featuring a series of bonus features, including a gag reel,...

“One of Them Days” (2025) is a buddy comedy-drama that follows two women on the brink of eviction from their apartment. It arrived online shortly after Sza’s performance at the Super Bowl Lix. She makes her feature film debut with this project and stars alongside Keke Palmer. They play two best friends who must find their rent money in a couple of hours or they will be thrown out of their apartment. Issa Rae serves as one of the producers in this film, which is written by Syreeta Singleton, who has previously worked on shows like “Insecure” and “Central Park.” Lawrence Lamont, who directed this film, has previously collaborated with Singleton on Rap Sh!t.

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One of Them Days (2025) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:

“One of Them Days” stars Keke Palmer & Sza as Dreux and Alyssa, two best friends who are at risk of being evicted from their apartment...

The Lion King is famous for all sorts of good reasons; firstly, it's a fantastic story; secondly, it has a killer soundtrack; and, thirdly, it can appeal to all ages. The 1994 film became the foundation for modern pop culture, and with its wonderful story and emotionally powerful tunes, there’s a reason Simba and Co. have remained King.

Unfortunately for the lion of the rock, eventually every king gets dethroned and that’s more than a repeated fact for Simba’s dad. And whilst overall, it seems Sonic 3 will beat Mufasa, for the Martin Luther King Day weekend box office, the one-day crown almost passed from Mufasa to One of Them Days.

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For a day with a hard and stressful deadline, Tristar’s One of Them Days starring music artist Sza and Keke Palmer has a soundtrack that reduces stress and emphasizes the comedy of the film.

The premise hinges on Palmer’s Dreux and Sza’s Alyssa, two roommates who find themselves scrambling for rent money when Alyssa’s boyfriend Keshawn (Joshua David Neal) took their original payment to try out a creative endeavor. Their landlord Uche (Rizi Timane) comes knocking with the threat that if they can’t come up with $1,500 by 6 p.m., they’ll be evicted.

The film also includes appearances from Lil Rel Howery, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Janelle James, Cabrielle Dennis, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Amin Joseph, Patrick Cage and more.

Find the full One of Them Days soundtrack, including the new song from Keke Palmer featured in the film, below.

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2025 had a strong start with an interesting variety of movies released in theaters, and these, along with some of the biggest hits from the final weeks of 2024, are now in theaters. 2024 saw some big hits on the big screen from different genres and was an overall successful year for the film industry, with movies like the comedy The Fall Guy, the drama Challengers, horror with Late Night With The Devil and Longlegs, the sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and the long-awaited Gladiator II.

The first days of January brought the horror movie The Damned, a one-of-a-kind musical biographical movie with Better Man, and the sequel Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. Now joining them and more is a new version of a horror classic directed by Leigh Whannell and a buddy movie starring Keke Palmer and Sza.

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“One of Them Days,” starring Keke Palmer and Sza as fast-talking, flat-broke Los Angeles roommates who have nine hours to come up with the rent money, is a winning throwback to the kind of day-in-the-hood comedy they used to make in the ’90s — movies like “Friday” (1995) and “The Players Club” (1998), which squeezed just enough texture in between the laughs to qualify as crowd-pleasing slices of life. These movies, usually produced by New Line, were the descendants of “House Party” and Spike Lee (notably the exuberant opening 45 minutes of “Do the Right Thing”), though they were also a counterreaction to the dramas of inner-city violence that had dominated commercial Black cinema during the first half of the ’90s. To that genre, they offered a counterbalance of raunchy, scuzzy corkscrew humanity, teaching the movie industry a lesson — about the place where diversity meets commerce — that it seems to need to keep learning over and over again.

Comedies are hard to come by these days. They’re practically non-existent — a reality I’m quite bitter about because who doesn’t like to laugh? — or, if they do exist, are just plain bad. So I was surprised that One of Them Daysmanaged to get made at all. The film, directed by Lawrence Lamont from a screenplay by Syreeta Singleton, is a throwback buddy comedy we don’t see much of. While that occasionally works against it, One of Them Days is fun and delightfully absurd. Keke Palmer and Sza are great together and it’s their chemistry and interactions that largely work.

One of Them Days, directed by Lawrence Lamont, follows best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa as they scramble to prevent eviction after discovering Alyssa's boyfriend has squandered their rent money. This comedic adventure highlights their desperate and humorous attempts to save their home and friendship.

There is a moment early on in the new movie “One of Them Days” where you are treated to the full range of what Keke Palmer’s face can do. Playing Dreux, a waitress in a crisis over one Los Angeles day, she is caught off guard when her crush Maniac (Patrick Cage) enters a room. Her eyes dart side to side, eyeing him up, but with the nerves of someone about to melt. When he speaks to her, her normal loquaciousness disappears as she babbles about honey buns. It’s a masterclass in turning small moments into big comedy.

Throughout the very funny film directed by Lawrence Lamont and written by Syreeta Singleton, you are treated time and time again to the brilliance of Palmer — how she can transform any bit of dialogue into a laugh line, or make her eyes glimmer with gags. Yes, the movie marks the...

When it comes to noteworthy upcoming movies, one film that may have flown under the radar for some is One of Them Days, a comedy produced by Issa Rae, starring Keke Palmer and musician Sza in her acting debut, with plenty of different avenues when it comes to finding a way to watch the film. One of Them Days follows the story of two best friends, Dreux, played by Palmer, and Alyssa, played by Sza, who have to try and come up with enough money to pay their rent for the month after Alyssa's boyfriend steals it.

The film is directed by Lawrence Lamont, whose previous work mostly consisted of music videos, with some shorts and some episodes of television in the mix as well. The biggest name behind the scenes is producer Issa Rae, known for co-creating, co-writing, and starring in the HBO series Insecure, as well as her...

Sony’s buddy comedy starring Keke Palmer and Sza, “One of Them Days,” is moving its release date to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The film, previously dated for Jan. 24, will now hit theaters on Jan. 17.

A studio source tells Variety the shift was made to take advantage of the four-day holiday weekend, where no other comedies are currently slated. The TriStar Pictures movie is produced by Issa Rae‘s Hoorae, written by Syreeta Singleton and directed by Lawrence Lamont.

“Best friends and roommates Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (Sza) are about to have one of them days,” the logline says. “When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.”

Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal,...

Keke Palmer and Sza are ready to have One of Them Days.

Sony Pictures announced the title for the R-rated buddy comedy movie starring the pair that hits theaters Jan. 24, 2025. Lawrence Lamont is directing the TriStar Pictures film from a script by Syreeta Singleton.

A trailer was also released for the project that co-stars Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph.

One of Them Days centers on best friends and roommates Dreux (Palmer) and Alyssa (Sza), who learn that Alyssa’s boyfriend has squandered their rent money. The pals must scramble to avoid eviction in a race against the clock, while also striving to keep their friendship intact.

“How are we gonna make $1,500 by 6, not to mention I got the interview at 4?” Palmer asks in the trailer.

Producers include Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi for Hoorae,...

Sony has released the first trailer for “One of Them Days,” its R-rated buddy comedy pairing Keke Palmer with Sza, in the Grammy-winning R&b artist’s acting debut.

“Best friends and roommates Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (Sza) are about to have one of them days,” the logline says. “When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.”

The trailer shows the lengths the two friends go to for their rent money, including donating blood, climbing a telephone pole to retrieve a pair of expensive Jordans and applying for a loan despite a hilariously low credit score.

Lawrence Lamont makes his feature directorial debut, helming a script by Syreeta Singleton. The project comes from Issa Rae’s banner Hoorae. Singleton and Lamont first collaborated on...

Keke Palmer and Sza will soon be sharing the screen again.

Sony Pictures announced Friday that the forthcoming untitled R-rated comedy movie starring the pair will hit theaters Jan. 24, 2025. Lawrence Lamont is directing the TriStar Pictures film from a script by Syreeta Singleton. Plot details have not been shared.

Rounding out the cast are Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph.

Producers include Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi for Hoorae, Deniese Davis for ColorCreative, Charles D. King for Macro Film Studios, James Lopez and Poppy Hanks. Macro Film Studios is also financing the project that counts Singleton as a co-producer. Palmer and Sharon Palmer of Big Boss are executive producing.

The film originated as part of Sony’s CoCre lab, which was a previous collaboration between the studio and ColorCreative to help on-the-rise, diverse screenwriters develop original feature ideas.

Keke Palmer’s untitled R-rated buddy comedy with Sza will be released by Sony Pictures on Jan. 25, 2025, the studio announced on Friday. Sza, who is an Academy Award nominee and four-time Grammy-winning recording artist, will make her big screen acting debut in the film.

The movie is directed by Lawrence Lamont (“Rap Sh!t”) with the screenplay written by “Rap Sh!t” showrunner Syreeta Singleton. Plot details about the buddy comedy are being kept under wraps.

Producing is Hoorae’s Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi, ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis and Macro Film Studios’ Charles D. King, James Lopez and Poppy Hanks. Singleton is co-producing, while Big Boss’ Palmer and Sharon Palmer are executive producing. Macro is also co-financing.

The supporting cast includes Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph.

The project came together from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures.

Keke Palmer and Sza’s highly-anticipated team-up movie is coming to theaters next January.

The TriStar Pictures movie — produced by Issa Rae’s Hoorae, written by Syreeta Singleton and directed by Lawrence Lamont — will get a theatrical release on Jan. 24, 2025.

The title for the R-rated comedy and other plot details are still being kept under wraps, but the supporting cast includes Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph. Last month, Variety exclusively announced the additions of Dewayne Perkins, Joseph, Gabrielle Dennis and DomiNque Perry to round out the cast.

The film began from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures, a previous pact between ColorCreative and Sony Pictures to source and incubate emerging, diverse screenwriters to develop and write their first studio feature based on original ideas. Moreover, the entire project has developed based on mutual connections.

Sony will be releasing the untitled Keke Palmer and Sza R-rated comedy on Jan. 24, 2025.

The TriStar Pictures title is directed by Lawrence Lamont off a screenplay by Syreeta Singleton.

The project came together from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures. The lab was a previous pact between ColorCreative and Sony Pictures to source and incubate emerging, diverse screenwriters to develop and write their first studio feature based on original ideas.

Producing is Hoorae’s Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi, ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis and Macro Film Studios’ Charles D. King, James Lopez, and Poppy Hanks. Singleton is co-producing. Big Boss’ Palmer and Sharon Palmer are executive producing. Macro Film Studios is also co-financing.

The supporting cast includes Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage, and Amin Joseph.

The comedy will share marquees on its opening weekend with the...

Exclusive: Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow and Katt Williams have joined TriStar’s untitled buddy comedy starring Keke Palmer and four-time Grammy-winning musician Sza. Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott and Patrick Cage will also star.

The logline is being kept under wraps. Lawrence Lamont is directing with the screenplay written by Syreeta Singleton. Producing is Hoorae’s Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi, ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis and Macro Film Studios’ Charles D. King, James Lopez and Poppy Hanks. Singleton is co-producing. Big Boss’ Palmer and Sharon Palmer are executive producing. Macro Film Studios is also co-financing.

The project came together from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures, a previous pact between ColorCreative and Sony to source and incubate emerging, diverse screenwriters to develop and write their first studio feature based on original ideas.

Howery is continuing to busy, recently starring in Vacation Friends 2,...

Exclusive: Tom Berenger (Platoon), Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge), Mark Dacascos (John Wick: Chapter 3), Henning Baum, Sol Rodriguez (Devious Maids), and Patrick Cage star in crime/action film, The Sheriff, directed by Josh Tessier. Currently in production in Los Angeles, California, the filmmakers are preparing for an AFM premiere.

Written by Tessier, and Michael Edwards, the film is set in a rural town and follows a local sheriff (Edwards), as he pursues a recent homicide case that is seemingly linked to the death of his son five years prior.

“We’re thrilled to have such great actors joining this project,” says Josh Tessier. “The bodies of work between them all speak for themselves, and we know the finished film is going to be a fun ride thanks to their participation.

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The team behind Rap Sh!t is weighing in after news broke Thursday that Max canceled the comedy series following a two-season run.

Created by Issa Rae, Rap Sh!t starred Aida Osman (Shawna) and KaMillion (Mia) as two friends who reconnect in Miami and form a rap duo. The show’s second season launch was delayed to November 2023 due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, with the season finale debuting Dec. 21.

“A real ass group of people,” showrunner Syreeta Singleton captioned an Instagram post that featured video of the show’s writing staff. “The best writers room ever. I will cherish this experience forever and ever. #seduceandscheme for life.”

Among those commenting on the post was co-star Daisy Fernandez (Peaches), who wrote, “Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this incredible show. I am forever grateful to y’all! I can’t wait to see what amazing things you do next.

Note: This story contains spoilers for the “Rap Sh!t” Season 2 finale.

The Season 2 finale of Max’s “Rap Sh!t” sees up-and-coming rap group Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion) cementing their management with Francois Boom (Jaboukie Young-White) as they attempt to “fast track” their success in the hip-hop world, according to showrunner Syreeta Singleton, leaving their longtime alliance with Chastity (Jonica Booth) in the dust.

“He’s shinier and he comes with shinier people,” Singleton told TheWrap of Francois Boom, pointing to rapper and songwriter Pardison Fontaine, who is introduced to Shawna and Mia by Francois at the beginning of the final episode. “What it takes to make it a lot of times it’s like alright, ‘Where am I going to get the most eyes?'”

After working with Pardi on what the duo thinks could be their next hit, Singleton notes that they are drawn to the access provided by Francios’ connections,...

The team discovers surprising clues while investigating dead bodies on CBS’s CSI: Vegas season two episode nine. Directed by Kenneth Fink from a script by Marisa Tam and Graham Thiel, episode nine – “In the White Room” – will air on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 10pm Et/Pt.

The second season stars Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby, Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows, Matt Lauria as Joshua Folsom, and Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan. Ariana Guerra plays Detective Serena Chavez, Lex Medlin is Beau Finado, and Jay Lee is Chris Park.

“In the White Room” Plot: When the bodies of two Regency Romantic Festival attendees are discovered, the CSI team uncovers a shocking link between their murders and previous cases.

Guest stars include Sarah Gilman, Sara Amini, Joel Johnstone, Ronin Lee, Michael Sasaki, and Karen Strassman.

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After sixteen years, the world is still a very dangerous place.

In the feature length directorial debut for Ryan Frost (Mobster’s Moll), September Morning is an exploration of coming to terms with innocence lost of a nation in the wake of 9/11.

The film stars Patrick Cage II (Jane the Virgin), Katherine C. Hughes (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Troy Doherty (Hachi: A Dog’s Tail), Michael Grant (The Secret Life of the American Teenage), Taylor Rose (The Good Wife), Michael Liu (Keeping Up With The Joneses) and Max Gail (42).

The story follows five college freshmen confronting the promises of youth that have been brutally severed by the national tragedy of 9/11.

The film is produced by Orestes Arcuni (Mad Men), Ryan Frost, William S. Goldstein (The Reign), Stephen Gibler (Sports Jam), and executive producer Richard P. Forman (Undercover Boss). The original music of the film is composed by...

A new UStream video interview conducted by ‘We the Party’ cast members Yg, Mario Van Peebles, Mandela Van Pebles, Makaylo Van Peebles, Maya Van Peebles, Patrick Cage II and Tiny Lister has been released. The actors of the new independent comedy, which is now playing in select theaters and will be released in six additional markets this Friday, discussed their personal experiences in shooting the film. The cast spoke about such topics as their funniest moments on the set, helpful tips and advice for up-and-coming actors and what it was like working with Mario, who also directed ‘We the Party.’ ‘We the Party’ follows five high school friends, including Hendrix, [ Read More ]...

Working in movies isn’t just a dream for Mandela Van Peebles -- it’s practically his birthright, given that he's the son of Mario Van Peebles ("Ali," "New Jack City") and the grandson of Melvin Van Peebles, the "godfather of black cinema," whose revolutionary 1971 film "Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song" remains one of the highest-grossing indie films ever made.

Just as Melvin cast Mario in his films, Mario cast the 17-year-old Mandela to star in "We the Party," a multicultural teen comedy that attempts to fill the gaping hole "House Party" left in 1990. The movie, inspired by all-ages underground clubs, features rappers Snoop Dogg, Yg, The New Boyz, The Rej3ctz and The Pink Dollaz.

The multi-talented Mario also coproduced music videos for two soundtrack singles by Mvp Boyz, a rap duo he formed with his brother Makaylo; and he's hard at work on his directorial debut, the short film "Flipped,...