Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively's Hit Thriller Becomes Netflix Success (& A Sequel Is In The Works)

A Simple Favor is now a Netflix success, ranking 8th on the Global Top 10 with 6.3 million views. The thriller's unexpected plot twists and dark humor earned critical acclaim and a strong 84% Rotten Tomatoes score. A sequel, A Simple Favor 2, has been officially announced with original cast members returning for a lavish wedding storyline.
Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively's hit thriller, A Simple Favor, becomes a Netflix success, and a sequel is already in the works. Directed by Paul Feig with a script by Jessica Sharzer, based on the 2017 novel by Darcey Bell, the 2018 thriller follows Stephanie Smothers, a single mother and small-town vlogger investigating the sudden disappearance of her secretive affluent friend, Emily Nelson. Other than Kendrick and Lively in the lead roles, A Simple Favor's cast includes Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Linda Cardellini, Rupert Friend, and Jean Smart.
Now, six years after its release, Kendrick and Lively's...
Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively's hit thriller, A Simple Favor, becomes a Netflix success, and a sequel is already in the works. Directed by Paul Feig with a script by Jessica Sharzer, based on the 2017 novel by Darcey Bell, the 2018 thriller follows Stephanie Smothers, a single mother and small-town vlogger investigating the sudden disappearance of her secretive affluent friend, Emily Nelson. Other than Kendrick and Lively in the lead roles, A Simple Favor's cast includes Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Linda Cardellini, Rupert Friend, and Jean Smart.
Now, six years after its release, Kendrick and Lively's...
- 5/29/2024
- by Adam Bentz
- ScreenRant
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