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While not something super-massive, Netflix rom-coms have become their own genre in recent years, and given their success, the streamer is producing more. One such project is Office Romance, a new rom-com starring Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein. Here’s the latest on the project as of February 2025.
Netflix’s Office Romance was written by Ted Lasso creators Brett Goldstein and Joe Kelly, with Goldstein also starring as already mentioned. The movie will be directed by Ol Parker, whose credits include Ticket to Paradise and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! Ryder Picture Company and Nuyorican Productions are behind the movie.
The film, first announced in September 2024, is produced by Aaron Ryder, Andrew Swett, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina, and Courtney Baxter.
What’s the plot of Office Romance?
The plot details of Netflix’s Office Romance are scarce, but we do have a brief logline for the movie:
“Jackie (Lopez), President and CEO of Air Cruz, runs a tight ship in her business, including a rigid anti-fraternization policy for all her employees. When a new sexy lawyer (Goldstein) begins working for her, that policy becomes very tested.”
Who is cast in Office Romance?
The main romantic duo of Office Romance consists of singer and actress Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein, most famous for his role in Ted Lasso. They will play the aforementioned Jackie and the new lawyer, respectively.
This marks Lopez’s third major scripted movie for Netflix, following The Mother (one of Netflix’s most-watched movies of all time) and, most recently, Atlas. The actress and popstar is also tied to another project called The Cipher, although it’s unclear where that is in development.
Betty Gilpin, whose recent projects include the Netflix release American Primeval and the upcoming Netflix project Death by Lightning, will join them. Zuhdi Boueri (The Report) has been cast in the role of Dylan.
In late March, Netflix confirmed that Edward James Olmos and Lopez would reunite on screen as father and daughter again. They previously held those roles in the 1997 biopic Selena. Olmos will be playing the role of Captain Jack Cruz.
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The remainder of the cast was unveiled on April 2nd, 2025 who will sit alongside the four previously announced names:
- Bradley Whitford (The Diplomat) as Peter Vance
- Amy Sedaris (At Home with Amy Sedaris) as Julie Schatz
- Jodie Whittaker (Toxic Town) as Lizzy
- Mary Wiseman (The Residence) as Clair
- Roger Bart (The Producers) as William Butten
- Tony Hale (Veep) as George Zein
- Rick Hoffman (Suits) as Carl Gunderson
- Natalie Ortega (Wicked) as Heather
- Jackie Sandler (Kinda Pregnant) as Caroline
- Tony Plana (Ugly Betty) as Francisco Alberto
- Michelle Hurd (Star Trek: Picard) as Rachel Goldberg
- Mo Welch (Dad Jokes) as Debbie
- Donald Elise Watkins (Fly Me to the Moon) as Henry
- Brian Gallivan (Shrinking) as Frederick
- Ali Stroker (Only Murders in the Building) as Maggie
- Scott Seiss (Cocaine Bear) as Dave
- Lisa Gilroy (Interior Chinatown) as Tanya
- Will Sasso (Loudermilk) as Larry
What’s the production status of Office Romance? When will it be released?
Filming for the new movie got underway on March 10th and is scheduled for around two months with a planned wrap for May 10th, 2025. The filming is taking place in New Jersey in the United States.
Ahead of production starting, Jennifer Lopez posted on Instagram a bunch of pictures from a table read with the caption, “This is gonna be a fun one”
Netflix hasn’t shared the release window for Office Romance, but given its production schedule, one can guess it will be sometime in 2026. Are you excited for another Jennifer Lopez movie hitting Netflix? Let us know in the comments.
