People We Meet on Vacation premiered on Netflix on January 9, 2026, bringing Emily Henry’s beloved 2021 bestselling novel to life as one of the streaming platform’s biggest romantic comedy hits of the year. Directed by Brett Haley and starring Tom Blyth and Emily Bader, this friends-to-lovers romance chronicles 12 years of annual summer vacations, … Read more
I went into Netflix’s People We Meet on Vacation with some serious skepticism. After sitting through what feels like a hundred rom-coms that all blur into the same predictable mess, I was prepared for disappointment. But this Emily Henry adaptation? It actually got me. There’s something here that feels… different. Like it actually gets that … Read more
TL;DR People We Meet on Vacation, Emily Henry’s first Netflix adaptation, stars Emily Bader and Tom Blyth as lifelong friends whose annual vacation tradition breaks down. Director Brett Haley explores home as a feeling, not a place, earning 3.5/5 for emotional sincerity. There’s always that nervous moment when a beloved book heads to Netflix. Will … Read more
TL;DR People We Meet on Vacation features 23 tracks including Taylor Swift, ODESZA, and Polo & Pan, plus an 11-song original score. The curated soundtrack does major emotional heavy lifting for the Netflix romance. Netflix’s latest book-to-screen romance doesn’t just rely on chemistry and gorgeous backdrops to sell its story. People We Meet on Vacation … Read more