Overview
- Netflix has set a global streaming release for People We Meet on Vacation on Jan. 9, 2026.
- In a Nov. 25 appearance on Netflix’s Instagram, author Emily Henry said several scenes were moved from Palm Springs to Barcelona with new dialogue, jokes and tender beats added for the film.
- Emily Bader told PEOPLE she leaned into an unfiltered take on Poppy, describing her approach as the “biggest, loudest, most annoying” version of herself grounded by trust in director Brett Haley and co-star Tom Blyth.
- Bader said her on-screen rapport with Blyth came naturally from their real-life friendship, strengthened during location shoots on Spain’s Costa Brava and in New Orleans.
- The adaptation stars Bader as Poppy and Blyth as Alex under Haley’s direction, marking the first of Emily Henry’s five novels to go into production.