Omar Sy Netflix Rom-Com Movie 'French Lover' To Release In September 2025

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Teased late last month at Next On Netflix, Omar Sy’s next project for the streamer won’t be the highly anticipated confirmed return of season 4 of Lupin but rather an original movie taking full advantage of his star power. Described as a romantic comedy in the vein of Notting Hill, French Lover is coming out on Netflix in September 2025 globally. Here is everything we know about the project so far.

Directed by first-time helmer Nina Rives, the movie is loosely based on the Israeli series Ish Hashuv Meod (VIP) and was shot last summer in Paris (filmed dates were between May and July 2024). The executive producer is Hugo Gélin, who has also co-written the dialogue, and is also notably the husband of Nina Rives. Gélin is himself experienced in rom-coms, with Love At Second Sight (Mon Inconnue); he also directed Sy in 2016 for the movie Two Is A Family (Demain Tout Commence).

Speaking with Spoilers, the official quarterly magazine for Netflix France, Nina Rives has explained that the character of Marion (Sara Giraudeau) has been an entry point into building the story for her: “She meets this self-involved sex-symbol, Adel Camara (Omar Sy) and she will soon bring him down to real life. Marion is not the kind of character who enjoys or is attracted by the limelight, which is a rarity these days. Camara’s world is rather burdensome to her”. Another longtime Netflix collaborator lent a hand to the script: Noémie Saglio, behind the recently released French iteration of Alpha Males.

When is French Lover coming to Netflix?

Initially given a window of release for some time in Q3 or Q4 of 2025, the movie is now confirmed to be arriving on Netflix globally on Friday, September 26th, 2025. The film has a runtime of 2 hours and 2 minutes.

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What is the plot of French Lover?

An A-list actor unexpectedly falls for a girl next door, a down-on-her-luck waitress, who crosses his path.

Who is the cast of French Lover?

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Omar Sy headlines the cast as Abel Camara. Sy rocketed to fame with Lupin, which takes up two slots in Netflix’s most-watched list, and has can be found in the other Netflix Original project, The Takedown. He was also just attached to a new Extraction series spin-off executive produced by the Russo brothers.

He stars opposite French comedian Sara Giraudeau, who has built a steady career across stage, film and television, including in hit French espionnage show The Bureau (Le Bureau des Légendes), and recent melodrama Tout Va Bien for Disney+. They are joined by Pascale Arbillot, who has been seen in many supporting roles on French television and in the movies, notably in Netflix originals Lost Bullet and its sequel, plus the short-lived comedy Standing Up (Drôle).

Finally, the supporting roles of the main character’s friends, Marion, are filled with Alban Ivanov and Agnès Hurstel, who have enjoyed successful runs as stand-up comedians over the past decade.

Additional cast members include