"Lucy Schulman," the romantic comedy starring David Cross, Thomas Mann, and Hasan Minhaj, has locked in a release date of April 5, 2026, Hollywood Buzz News has confirmed.
The film comes from director Ellie Sachs, who also headlines the cast as the title character. It runs 94 minutes and arrives in English under the Hollywood studio banner.
According to the official synopsis, the story follows Lucy after a devastating breakup sends her back to her childhood home, where she moves in with her eccentric single father. What follows is a stretch of ill-fated romances, aborted fresh starts, and the slow, awkward work of figuring out what she actually wants. The premise places the film squarely in the well-worn territory of post-breakup reinvention, though the father-daughter living arrangement gives it a domestic twist that separates it from the standard singles-circuit comedy.
Sachs is best known as a filmmaker whose work tends to blend scripted comedy with a naturalistic, observational streak, and "Lucy Schulman" appears to be her most prominent acting vehicle to date. Casting herself in the lead while directing suggests a personal investment in the material, and the supporting ensemble she has assembled leans heavily on performers with strong improvisational and stand-up backgrounds.
Cross, who plays the eccentric father, brings decades of alternative-comedy credibility to the role, having built a career out of deadpan misanthropy in projects ranging from "Arrested Development" to his own stand-up specials. The part of a quirky single dad is a natural fit for his sensibilities, and his scenes opposite Sachs figure to carry much of the film's comedic weight.
Mann, meanwhile, has spent the past decade moving between studio comedies and darker indie fare, and his presence here suggests a romantic foil or rival suitor somewhere in Lucy's chaotic dating life. Minhaj, a former "Daily Show" correspondent turned solo touring comic, adds another distinct comedic voice to the mix. The cast is rounded out by Sandrine Holt, Eisa Davis, Annabelle Attanasio, and Dan Perlman, a lineup that gives the film a deep bench of character actors capable of grounding its more absurd moments.
The April 5 slot places "Lucy Schulman" in a corridor of the release calendar that has historically favored mid-budget relationship comedies, though the spring frame is also crowded with family fare and early summer tentpoles. Distributors have not yet announced a marketing rollout or platform strategy, and no trailer has been released.
It is worth noting that audience metrics for the title remain essentially unformed. As of this writing, the film carries a 0/10 rating on TMDb, but that figure reflects an absence of user votes rather than any actual reception, and it should not be read as a verdict on the movie's quality.
What the project does have is a clear identity. The logline promises bad dates and false starts, which is familiar emotional architecture for the genre, but the choice to nest Lucy's romantic misadventures inside a forced return to her father's house gives the screenplay a built-in second track. Comedies about women rebuilding after heartbreak often treat family as a backdrop; here, the eccentric dad is billed as a central figure, which suggests the film is as interested in the parent-child dynamic as it is in the will-they-won't-they mechanics.
That balance will rest largely on Sachs, who is directing herself through material she presumably helped shape. Filmmakers who act in their own projects face a particular challenge in the edit, and the success of "Lucy Schulman" will depend on whether the tone holds together across both roles.
For now, the film has a date, a cast, and a finished cut. With roughly six months until release, expect a first look and a fuller promotional push in the coming weeks.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
