Ibiza on Netflix
Gillian Jacobs and Pals Head To Spain
There are countless Netflix original films and series vying for eyeballs, to say nothing of the streaming giant’s back catalogue of Hollywood movies and acquired TV shows. There is a nigh-infinite supply of things to watch on Netflix, but they have no plans on reducing their output.
The latest Netflix Original Film is Ibiza. The plot of the film involves Harper (Gillian Jacobs, Community) being sent to Ibiza, Spain, to attend a business meeting. Of course, the film is a comedy, so Harper winds up bringing along her two friends, played by Vanessa Bayer (Saturday Night Live) and Phoebe Robinson (Amazon‘s I Love Dick). Michaela Watkins, Richard Madden, and Jordi Mollà co-star.
The trailer for the film looks like a crowd-pleasing road trip comedy with a healthy helping of romantic drama, and maybe a dash of revelatory self-discovery. Whether these narrative elements will mix well with the trailer’s occasional brushes with lowbrow humor remains to be seen, but our hopes are high that Ibiza can be a Netflix original which rises above its peers to become a mainstream hit with deep characters and a lot of heart in addition to side-splitting laughs.
Ibiza hits Netflix on May 25.
