"Are you trying to compare the Holocaust to slavery?"
If you think you’ve had the most uncomfortable dinner conversation with your partner’s family, think again. The trailer for Kenya Barris’ feature directorial debut, You People, is here, and it’s brilliantly awkward with all kinds of comedic genius.
Kicking things off with a messy meet-cute between Ezra Cohen (Jonah Hill) and Amira Mohammed (Lauren London), You People’s trailer spirals into the couple’s many tribulations as an interracial and interfaith pair.
Amira’s parents, played by comedy legends Eddie Murphy and Nia Long, are distraught by their daughter’s decision to date an archetypal white boy, who is desperate to impress. Meanwhile, Ezra’s parents, played by legends Julia Louis-Dreyfus and David Duchovny, are adamant about projecting “progressive” family — but are dropping microaggressions that they think are complements.
Taking a well-deserved jab at our modern mores and social taboos, You People already seems like a gem of dark comedy. Then, its trailer ends with by far the most awkward dinner conversation I’ve ever heard. Just check it out for yourself.
You People premieres on Netflix Jan. 27.
New ‘You People’ Trailer Has Eddie Murphy Stressing Over His Daughter's Future Husband: Jonah Hill
As expected, the ‘Black-ish’ creator uses comedy to discuss social issues in America.
Who’s Behind You People?
Barris directs You People from a script he wrote with Jonah Hill. Barris and Hill also produce alongside Kevin Misher. Executive producers include David Hyman, Matt Dines, Hale Rothstein, Alison Goodwin, Mychelle Deschamps, Andy Berman, and Charisse Hewitt-Webster.
Together with the trailer, Netflix also released first-look images featuring members on some of the members of the star-studded cast of You People, which includes Sam Jay, Elliott Gould, Travis Bennett, Molly Gordon, Rhea Perlman, Deon Cole, Andrea Savage, Mike Epps, Emily Arlook, Alani La La Anthony, and Bryan Greenberg.
You People comes to Netflix on January 5. Check out the new trailer, posters, and the film’s synopsis below.
