A24's ‘Friendship' Sets HBO Max Premiere Date
The film will make its linear debut on HBO on Saturday, September 6 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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In Friendship, which hit theaters in May after premiering at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival, suburban dad Craig (Robinson) falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor (Rudd). But Craig's attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives.
Kate Mara and Jack Dylan Grazer also star. Andrew DeYoung directed from his own script, in his feature debut, with Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, Nick Weidenfeld and Johnny Holland producing.
While in theaters, Friendship grossed over $16 million, primarily in the U.S. Watch a trailer above.
Coming off August 15th's release of Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest starring Denzel Washington, which streams on Apple TV+ beginning September 5, A24 is set to release a new English-language dub of global hit Ne Zha 2 on August 22. Their slate for the rest of the year also includes a pair of separate sports films from brothers Benny and Josh Safdie — Benny's UFC-focused The Smashing Machine starring Dwayne Johnson on October 3 and Josh's ping-pong-focused Marty Supreme starring Timothée Chalamet on Christmas Day — as well as the Rose Byrne starrer If I Had Legs I'd Kick You on October 10 and the Elizabeth Olsen rom-com Eternity on November 14.
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