Our Little Secret (film)

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Our Little Secret
Directed by Stephen Herek
Written byHailey DeDominicis
Produced by
Starring Lindsay Lohan
CinematographyGraham Robbins
Edited byHeath Ryan
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 2024 (2024)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Our Little Secret is an upcoming American romantic comedy film directed by Stephen Herek and starring Lindsay Lohan as part of her creative partnership with Netflix. The film was written by Hailey DeDominicis and also stars Kristin Chenoweth, Ian Harding, Jon Rudnitsky, among others. Production began in January 2024 and it is scheduled to be released in November 2024.

Contents

Premise

Two resentful exes are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings. [1]

Cast

Production

On January 22, 2024, Netflix revealed that Lindsay Lohan would be starring in Our Little Secret with principal photography underway in Atlanta and ran through late February. [1] [2] Kristin Chenoweth, Ian Harding, Jon Rudnitsky, Chris Parnell, Tim Meadows, Dan Bucatinsky, Henry Czerny, Katie Baker, Ash Santos, Jake Brennan and Brian Unger were also announced to star. [3] Stephen Herek was set to direct from a script by Hailey DeDominicis. Mike Elliott and Lisa Gooding served as producers, with Joseph P. Genier executive producing the film. [4] The project is a part of Lohan's two-picture partnership with Netflix she entered in March 2022 and marked her third consecutive romantic comedy for the streaming service, following Falling for Christmas (2022) and Irish Wish (2024). [5] Lohan described the film as more grounded and relatable compared to her previous Netflix projects, stating: "I love that because my character goes through a very real-life, kind of romantic struggle where she revisits someone from her past that she had a relationship with prior, and it's kind of a tug-of-war situation where she doesn't know what to do." [6]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released in November 2024 on Netflix. [7] [6]

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