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[01/23/17 - 05:14 PM]
Netflix Acquires Worldwide Rights to The Incredible Jessica James at 2017 Sundance Film Festival
The movie will be branded as a Netflix original film and launch globally this year simultaneously to Netflix's over 93 million viewers in 190 countries.
[via press release from Netflix]

NETFLIX ACQUIRES WORLDWIDE RIGHTS TO THE INCREDIBLE JESSICA JAMES AT 2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

Park City, UT - January 23, 2017 - Netflix announced today that it has acquired worldwide rights to writer/director Jim Strouse's refreshing and heartfelt modern comedy, The Incredible Jessica James, prior to the film's upcoming world premiere as the Closing Night film of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The movie will be branded as a Netflix original film and launch globally this year simultaneously to Netflix's over 93 million viewers in 190 countries.

"We are honored to get to work with Jim Strouse as we introduce film lovers around the globe to The Incredible Jessica James, which marks the arrival of Jessica Williams, a true star in the making," said Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer for Netflix.

"It feels nothing short of incredible to be working with the team at Netflix to bring our movie to their audience around the globe" said Strouse.

In a breakout performance, Jessica Williams ("The Daily Show," "2 Dope Queens" Podcast) stars as a young, aspiring playwright in New York City who is struggling to get over a recent breakup. She is forced to go on a date with the recently divorced Boone, played by Chris O'Dowd (Bridesmaids) and the unlikely duo discover how to make it through the tough times in a social media obsessed post-relationship universe. Lakeith Stanfield (FX's "Atlanta", Straight Outta Compton) and No�l Wells (Netflix's "Master of None") co-star. The film was produced by Michael B. Clark and Alex Turtletaub of Beachside and executive produced by Jessica Williams and Kerri Hundley.

ABOUT NETFLIX

Netflix is the world's leading Internet television network with over 93 million members in over 190 countries enjoying more than 125 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, including original series, documentaries and feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.

ABOUT BEACHSIDE:

Beachside is an independent film production company and the west coast affiliate of Big Beach Films (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, OUR IDIOT BROTHER, SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED, LOVING). In 2013, they produced the Emmy Award winning documentary MEDORA, about a small town high school basketball team in Indiana. Their second documentary TIG premiered at Sundance in 2015 along with their first feature, Jim Strouse's PEOPLE PLACES THINGS starring Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall and Jessica Williams. Beachside premiered LOUDER THAN BOMBS at Cannes 2015, released later that year by The Orchard. In 2016, A24 released MORRIS FROM AMERICA which had premiered earlier that year at Sundance. The Orchard then released Julia Hart's MISS STEVENS, for which Lily Rabe won the Grand Jury prize for acting at SXSW 2016. Beachside then produced Adam Leon's TRAMPS, which premiered at TIFF and was acquired by Netflix as an original film. Premiering this year at Sundance will be their second project with Jim Strouse entitled THE INCREDIBLE JESSICA JAMES, along with their upcoming web series called STRANGERS, which is being distributed by Refinery29.





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