PREVIEW: The Hating Game (12A TBC)

WHO’S IN IT?

Lucy Hale (Fantasy Island), Austin Stowell (Bridge of Spies), Damon Daunno (film debut), Nicholas Baroudi (Fighting for Freedom), Corbin Bernsen (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Sakina Jaffrey (Red Sparrow), Tania Asnes (film debut), Yasha Jackson (Little Boxes), Brock Yurich (Skook), Kathryn Boswell (Angels Love Donuts)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Peter Hutchings (Rhymes With Banana), director; Christina Mengert (Peace, Love & Misunderstanding), writer; Brice Dal Farra (Bachelorette), Claude Dal Farra (Can You Keep a Secret?), Santosh Govindaraju (The Night Clerk), Brian Keady (The Outcasts) and Dan Reardon (Final Rinse), producers; Spencer David Hutchings (Mahjong and the West), composer; Noah Greenberg (Lizzie), cinematographer; Jason Nicholson (Indigo), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Lucy Hutton (Hale) and Joshua Templeman (Stowell) are two executive assistants who are forced to work together when their respective publishing companies merge with one another. Neither can stand each other, and soon their rivalry turns competitive when they both vie for the same promotion, forcing Lucy to embark on a ruthless game of one-upmanship in order to succeed. However, a surprise encounter soon forces her to reflect on her choices…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell form a duo of complete opposites (which may well attract by the end) in this devilish romantic-comedy where nothing is held back.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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