The Umbrella Academy‘s Tom Hopper and The Vampire Diaries‘ Kat Graham star in the Netflix romantic comedy, Love in the Villa. The official trailer gives away pretty much the entire plot but given it’s a romantic comedy about two strangers who are forced to share the same villa, any romcom fan could have figured out the story on their own even without watching the trailer.
The cast includes Raymond Ablack, Laura Hopper, Sean Amsing, and Emilio Solfrizzi. Mark Steven Johnson (Love Guaranteed, When in Rome) wrote, directed, and produced the film, with Stephanie Slack and Margret H. Huddleston also involved as producers.
Love in the Villa will be released on September 1, 2022.
The Plot: Julie Hutton (Graham) has always been certain that if she waited long enough, she would be destined for a life of romance. She’s about to go on her lifelong dream trip to Verona, Italy, and her boyfriend, Brandon, might even finally propose. So no one is more blindsided than Julie when Brandon suddenly breaks it off with her, leaving her to embark to the City of Love on her own. After all, she has been planning this trip to Verona for years.
When she arrives at La Villa Romantica, Julie is surprised that her rental is already occupied by Charlie (Hopper), a handsome, yet unfriendly, British man who is in town for business — and no pleasure at all. For Charlie, his annual stay at the villa is purely pragmatic: the villa is conveniently located near the wine exhibition he attends working for the largest wine importer in London. Neither has signed up for a roommate for the week, but Julie and Charlie are forced to reluctantly share the villa because of a mix-up. Ever the optimist, Julie eventually tries to make the most of the situation and sees that, perhaps, destiny still has a plan for her.
