May December: The American dark romantic drama is coming to Netflix this December. Here’s everything you need to know!
May December is an American dark romantic drama based on a story by Burch and Mechanik and is said to be based loosely on the life of Mary Kay Letourneau. It follows an actress (Natalie Portman) who travels to Georgia to meet and study the life of the controversial woman (Julianne Moore) she is set to play in a film.
The film is already popular among viewers, having debuted at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2023, and will now soon be available on our small screens. But when and where is it going to premiere? Is the film fictional or really based on the Mary Kay Letourneau case?
Well, to find out, you must keep reading.
May December Release Date
Distributed by Netflix, May December was released on Friday, November 17, 2023, in selected cinemas across the United States. After its limited theatrical release, the movie will now premiere on Netflix on December 1, 2023.
Prior to this, on May 20, 2023, the movie made its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. It was well-received by critics despite controversy surrounding its inspiration, the Mary Kay Letourneau case. And now that the movie is hitting our small screens, audiences need to prepare themselves to witness the scandalous yet intense tale on their own.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 147 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website’s consensus reads: “Swaddling its difficult fact-based story in a blanket of campy humor, May December is a seductively discomforting watch.”
What is May December about?
The film focuses on Gracie Athertoon-Yoo and her husband, Joe Yoo, who have built a picturesque life for themselves and are about to become empty nesters, with their three children now in college.
Their current circumstances are very different from the scandalous beginnings of their relationship nearly two decades ago, when Gracie, then 36, started an affair with Joe, a seventh grader after he started working alongside her at a nearby pet store.
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The couple is forced to face deep-rooted dynamics and problems in their relationship, after Elizabeth, an actor who will play Gracie in a movie based on the couple, visits their town to prepare for her part.
Additionally, Even though the film’s creators avoided mentioning the Letourneau case directly and instead called the movie fictional, anyone who knows the true story will undoubtedly be reminded of the controversial news after watching the film.
Who is the cast of May December?
Following is the whole star cast of the anticipated film. Check it out:
- Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry
- Julianne Moore as Gracie Atherton-Yoo
- Charles Melton as Joe Yoo
- Cory Michael Smith
- D. W. Moffett as Tom
- Piper Curda as Honor
- Elizabeth Yu as Mary
- Gabriel Chung as Charlie
- Lawrence Arancio
Is there any trailer?
Yes, there is. In the trailer, Portman’s Elizabeth Berry is seen travelling to meet Gracie and Joe as part of her research for a new film in which she will play the former.
Check it out below:
Where to stream May December?
Although the film debuted on November 17, 2023, in a few theaters, it will only be available for streaming on Netflix on December 1, 2023.
