by admin | Jul 31, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Funny Trailer for ‘The Threesome’ Starring Zoey Deutch & Ruby Cruz
by Alex Billington
July 31, 2025
Source: YouTube
“I’m not doing this is there’s a side-piece baby momma, absolutely not!” Vertical has revealed the official trailer for The Threesome, a funny sex comedy from filmmaker Chad Hartigan (Morris from America, Little Fish). This first premiered at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival earlier this year, with stops at many other fests, and it opens in theaters this September. A young man’s perennial crush leads him into an unexpected threesome – he thinks it’s his ultimate fantasy come true. (Obviously…) When the fantasy ends, all three are left with sobering real-world consequences and they must take responsibility for their actions. An impulsive night leads to a wild threesome between Olivia, Connor, and Jenny, leaving both women facing unexpected surprises, thrusting all three right into the raw and beautifully messy chaos of adulthood. The trailer reveals what’s really going on in here – it’s not that big of a surprise. Starring Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King, and Ruby Cruz as the trio, along with Jaboukie Young-White, Josh Segarra, Robert Longstreet, Arden Myrin, and Kristin Slaysman. There are a bunch of actually hilarious jokes and one-liners in this trailer – I laughed way more than I was expecting. So this might actually be a really good modern rom-com?
Here’s the official trailer for Chad Hartigan’s comedy film The Threesome, from Veritfcal’s YouTube:
One fateful night, the stars seemingly align for Connor (Jonah Hauer-King) — a kind and unassuming young man — as his long-time crush — the electric & irreverent Olivia (Zoey Deutch) — steers them into a threesome with a sweet and alluring stranger (Ruby Cruz). The encounter sparks a relationship between Connor and Olivia and their love grows quickly, all the way toward planning a life together. But their happy romance is soon demolished when Jenny reappears in their lives, thrusting all three into a difficult and messy journey towards true accountability & adulthood. The Threesome is directed by the acclaimed Cyprus-born, Irish-American filmmaker Chad Hartigan, director of the films Luke and Brie Are on a First Date, This Is Martin Bonner, Morris from America, and Little Fish previously, as well as a few shorts and a doc film.. The screenplay is written by Ethan Ogilby. Produced by Tim White, Trevor White, Vince Jolivette, Steve Shapiro. This initially premiered at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival earlier this year. Vertical will debut Hartigan’s The Threesome film in select US theaters starting September 5th, 2025 coming up. Who’s in?
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by admin | Jul 31, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Full Trailer for ‘Long Story Short’ Dysfunctional Family Animated Series
by Alex Billington
July 31, 2025
Source: YouTube
“I don’t want you to wonder for the rest of your about what could’ve happened…” Netflix has debuted the full official trailer for Long Story Short, the brand new animated series created by the same mind behind BoJack Horseman, named Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It will begin streaming on Netflix starting in August later this summer. A dysfunctional American Jewish family’s (the Schwoopers) shared history, inside jokes, and old wounds are explored in this adult animated comedy which spans multiple years of time. “From the creator of BoJack Horseman, a comedy for anyone who has ever loved or hated their family.” Ha. Featuring the voices of Lisa Edelstein (as Naomi Schwartz), Paul Reiser (as Elliott Cooper), Ben Feldman (as Avi Schwooper), Abbi Jacobson (as Shira Schwooper), Max Greenfield (as Yoshi Schwooper), Angelique Cabral (as just Jen), Nicole Byer (as Kendra Hooper), Dave Franco (as Danny Wegbreit), Michaela Dietz (as Hannah Schwooper). This looks like good fun! This trailer has some solid jokes, I’m intrigued to see how the family evolves over time, and while the animation is rough it has a more authentic feel this way.
Here’s the official trailer for Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s series Long Story Short, from Netflix’s YouTube:
You can watch the teaser trailer for Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s Long Story Short series right here for more.
Long Story Short is an animated comedy from the creator of BoJack Horseman about one family, over time. Jumping through the years, we follow the Schwooper siblings from childhood to adulthood and back again, chronicling their triumphs, disappointments, joys, & compromises. Long Story Short is a new series created and written and showrun by animation creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of the iconic animated series “BoJack Horseman”, along with “Undone” and “Tuca & Bertie” previously. No other writing credits are available yet. Episodes also directed by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It’s produced by Lisa Hanawalt. Animated by ShadowMachine. Executive produced by Noel Bright and Steven A. Cohen for Tornante TV; plus Corey Campodonico and Alex Bulkley as co-executive producers for ShadowMachine. Netflix will debut the Long Story Short animated series streaming on Netflix starting August 22nd, 2025 late this summer.
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by admin | Jul 31, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Action Series ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ Trailer with Taylor Kitsch
by Alex Billington
July 31, 2025
Source: YouTube
“What we’re doing here is going to echo through time…” Bold claim! Amazon MGM Studios has debuted the main official trailer for their spin-off streaming series titled The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, which is an “origin story” connected to the original Terminal List series. This will be streaming at the end of August just before the summer is over. Co-created by NY Times bestselling author of The Terminal List series of books, Jack Carr, and the creator / showrunner David DiGilio. Taylor Kitsch returns as Ben Edwards for the Dark Wolf thriller. This prequel series follows Ben Edwards’ journey from Navy SEAL to CIA operative. There’s a big twist at the ending of the other series. “This is the story that gets us to that point. There was so much heat around Edwards with that twist and all these questions about how. You’re going to learn a heck of a lot more about who Ben really is and these twists and turns that led to that decision.” Starring Taylor Kitsch, with Chris Pratt, Tom Hopper, Luke Hemsworth, Dar Salim, Rona-Lee Shimon, Shiraz Tzarfati, Robert Wisdom, and Jared Shaw. This is a full-on heavy trailer, exploring the thrilling story and all of the characters with a good look at the action scenes. They’re trying to make this epic! Take a look.
Here’s the full trailer (+ poster) for Prime Video’s series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, from YouTube:
You can rewatch the teaser trailer for PV’s The Terminal List: Dark Wolf series right here for the first look.
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf is a prequel series with an origin story that follows Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch) throughout his journey from the Navy SEALs to the clandestine side of CIA Special Operations. The series is an espionage thriller that explores the darker side of warfare and the human cost that comes with it. The Terminal List: Dark Wolf series is co-created and co-written by NY Times bestselling author of “The Terminal List”, Jack Carr, and the creator / showrunner of the first season, writer David DiGilio. With additional writing by Max Adams, Naomi Iizuka, Kenny Sheard, Hennah Sekander, Jared Shaw. Featuring episodes directed by Paul Cameron, Frederick E.O. Toye, and Liz Friedlander. It’s made by Amazon MGM Studios and MRC/Civic Center Media. Executive produced by Taylor Kitsch, Chris Pratt, David DiGilio, Jack Carr, Antoine Fuqua, Kat Samick, Max Adams, Jared Shaw, & Frederick E.O. Toye. Based on the book series written by Jack Carr. Amazon will debut The Terminal List: Dark Wolf thriller series streaming on Prime Video worldwide starting on August 27th, 2025 coming soon. Anyone want to watch this? Who’s down?
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by admin | Jul 31, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Trailer for ‘American Sweatshop’ Thriller About a Content Moderator
by Alex Billington
July 31, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Sometimes the only way to stop a bad thing is with another bad thing.” Brainstorm Media has unveiled the official trailer for an indie film titled American Sweatshop, a modern thriller about social media and how harmful it actually is. A social media moderator is tasked with purging the most offensive content from the internet. When she sees a video that appears to show a crime, she’s lured into a dangerous world as she obsessively looks to hold them accountable. This is definitely commentary about Facebook, which also used to have a human moderator team, showing how they’re so afraid of ever doing anything to stop actual crime and danger. A look at the toll of social media through the eyes of Daisy Moriarty. This is also similar to the Canadian thriller Red Rooms from last year. The film stars Lili Reinhart, Daniela Melchior, Jeremy Ang Jones, Josh Whitehouse, Tim Plester, Christiane Paul,, and Joel Fry. After premiering at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival earlier in the year, it’s set to open in limited theaters this September. This looks intense! But also an important topic in this day & age. “Remember: we’re not ‘censors’, we are ‘moderators.'”
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Uta Briesewitz’s film American Sweatshop, from YouTube:
A look at the toll of social media through the eyes of Daisy Moriarty, who while dealing with a chaotic personal life, finds herself sucked into the underbelly of the internet. A social media moderator Daisy (Lili Reinhart) is tasked with purging the most offensive content from the internet. When she finds a video she believes to contain a crime, she’s lured away from the safety of her keyboard and into a dangerous world as she obsessively seeks to hold someone accountable. American Sweatshop is directed by the German TV director / filmmaker Uta Briesewitz, making her feature directorial debut with this film, after directing many episodes of TV for series “Jessica Jones”, “Altered Carbon”, “The Wheel of Time”, “Stranger Things”, “Fellow Travelers”, “The Wire”, “Black Mirror”, “Severance”. The screenplay is written by Matthew Nemeth. Produced by Anita Elsani, Uta Briesewitz, Jason Sosnoff, Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana. This first premiered at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival earlier this year. Brainstorm Media will debut Briesewitz’s American Sweatshop in select US theaters starting September 19th, 2025 this fall. Anyone interested in watching?
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by admin | Jul 30, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Full Trailer for Hulu’s ‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’ Crime Series
by Alex Billington
July 30, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Does the truth exist if no one believes it?” Unfortunately, a good question these days… Hulu has debuted the official trailer for their next true crime series out this summer titled The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox. This is a fictional cinematic version of the entire story of American Amanda Knox, who was wrongly imprisoned for murder in Italy. Everyone knows her story as it was big in the media for many years – after being acquitted, Knox also wrote her memoir titled “Waiting to Be Heard” then Netflix released a doc about her called simply Amanda Knox. “Inspired by the story of how Amanda Knox was wrongfully convicted for the tragic murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.” Grace Van Patten stars in this series created by “This Is Us” writer KJ Steinberg. The cast also features Sharon Horgan, John Hoogenakker, Francesco Acquaroli, Giuseppe De Domenico, & Roberta Mattei. It’s already set for a streaming debut in August, with new episodes out each week. This actually looks pretty good – a proper retelling of her story with all the bells and whistles, going far beyond just the tragic murder.
Here’s the official trailer for Hulu’s series The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, direct from YouTube:
You can view the first teser for Hulu’s The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox series right here for even more.
A new series inspired by the story of how Amanda Knox was wrongfully convicted in Italy for the tragic murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher, and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free. The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox is a series created and written by screenwriter / producer KJ Steinberg, also a writer on “The Nine”, “Gossip Girl”, “Mistresses”, “This Is Us” previously. With additional writing by Sam Rubinek. And episodes directed by Michael Uppendahl. Made by 20th Television in association with The Littlefield Company. Executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Lisa Harrison, Ann Johnson, Graham Littlefield for The Littlefield Company; Monica Lewinsky from Alt Ending Productions; Amanda Knox & Chris Robinson with Knox Robinson Productions; and Michael Uppendahl. Hulu debuts The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox series streaming on Hulu starting August 20th, 2025 later this summer. Anyone interested in watching?
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by admin | Jul 30, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Full US Trailer for ‘Happyend’ Film – Japanese Teens vs Surveillance
by Alex Billington
July 30, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Our generation is hopeless…. What are you laughing about?” Film Movement has debuted the official US trailer for an indie film from Japan titled Happyend, made by filmmaker Neo Sora as his first narrative feature. This premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival last year, and we posted an early teaser before its debut at NYFF as well. Ready for release in theaters this fall – one year after its premiere. Set in near-future Tokyo, the threat of a catastrophic earthquake looms. Two friends prank their principal before graduation, leading to dystopian school surveillance installation, which eventually leads to a rift between the two high school teenagers. Happyend “amplifies the sociopolitical dynamics already present in Japan today” with a sharp cinematic story about a group of friends. Another fascinating surveillance thriller, with commentary on contemporary society, similar to Stranger Eyes. The cast features Hayato Kurihara, Yukito Hidaka, Yuta Hayashi, Shina Peng, ARAZI, Kilala Inori, PUSHIM, & Makiko Watanabe. The film focuses mainly on these two friends dealing with their new surveillance world that’s taking over their entire lives. I’m a fan of this one. I listed it as one of the Best of the Fest at Venice last year – smart, clever, & intriguing.
Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Neo Sora’s film Happyend, direct from FM’s YouTube:
Via Venice: “Best friends Yuta and Kou are on the brink of graduating from high school in a near-future Tokyo where the threat of a catastrophic earthquake casts a shadow over daily life. One night, they play a prank on their principal with unexpected consequences, leading to the installation of a surveillance system in the school. As the oppressive security measures take hold and the national political situation darkens, Kou grows increasingly frustrated with the world, while Yuta remains seemingly unaware. Kou finds an empathetic ear in a passionate student activist, and his political awareness begins to blossom. Believing that Yuta would never understand his newfound interests, Kou starts to distance himself from his friend. For the first time in their lifelong friendship, the two are compelled to confront differences that they had never expressed before.” Happyend is written and directed by Japanese-American artist / filmmaker Neo Sora, director of the docs Ainu Neno an Ainu and Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus, plus other Sakamoto short films & music videos, making his first narrative feature. It’s produced by Zakkubalan (Albert Tholen, Aiko Masubuchi), Cineric Creative (Eric Nyari), Cinema Inutile (Alex C. Lo), Giraffe Pictures (Anthony Chen). It first premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, and it also played at TIFF and NYFF, then opened in Japan last fall. Film Movement will debut Neo Sora’s Happyend in select US theaters on September 12th, 2025.
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