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Serious People is an American comedy-drama released in 2025 and directed by the duo of Pasqual Gutierrez and Ben Mullinkosson. The film, which combines elements of satire at the workplace with personal drama, narrates a tale dealing with issues of identity, accountability, and the pressures of the creative world.
The film, which is written and directed by Gutierrez, questions the unraveling of chaos when a filmmaker hires his look-alike to represent him at a crucial moment of his career.
The movie is set to debut in the U.S. on November 14, 2025. Executive producers are Jerad Anderson, Christine D’Souza Gelb, Julia Nelson, and Natasha Atalla Seubert, and the production is led by Laurel Thomson, Teddy Lee, and Ryan Hahn. The film features a combination of meta and character-driven storytelling elements and is about a filmmaker who deals with the conflict of his personal and professional life.
When and where is Serious People releasing?
The first screening of Serious People will be in the U.S. and is slated for November 14, 2025. Along with the effort of HPLA and Long Holiday, Florence Creative is the film distributor. 2AM, located in Los Angeles, is handling its worldwide sales.
The crew of Serious People consisted of cameramen Nick Bupp and Neema Sadeghi, editor Nick Rondeau, and music composer Dennis Waju Broderick. The filming took place in Los Angeles, the prime location of the entertainment industry, which is also the setting for the movie about the artistic identity and work-life balance.
The pressure realties of modern filmmaking were targeted by the movie creators to be the source of their work, in which Gutierrez's personal experiences in music and advertising were the main inspirations.
Serious People was a joint effort by Laurel Thomson, Teddy Lee, and Ryan Hahn with Long Holiday, HPLA, and Florence Creative as the producing companies. Jerad Anderson, Christine D'Souza Gelb, Julia Nelson, and Natasha Atalla Seubert were executive producers.
The script was co-written by Gutierrez and Mullinkosson and based on a story written by Gutierrez. The technical staff comprises of cinematographers Nick Bupp and Neema Sadeghi, editor Nick Rondeau, and composer Dennis Waju Broderick.
The filming location was in LA. The director used natural lighting and handheld camerawork to depict a documentary-like tone. The production had a small crew and a flexible shoot schedule to allow for cast improvisation.
What happens in Serious People and who stars in it?
Serious People (Image Via Tribeca Films)Serious People, tells the story of Pasqual, a music video director who achieves success just when he is faced with a life-altering professional opportunity alongside the birth of his first child. When he is hired to direct a high-profile music video for rap artist Drake, a scheduling conflict arises, his wife Christine is due to give birth on the same day as the shoot.
As the rap artist is in talks to book Pasqual for the next blockbuster music video shoot, it will be impossible for him to be with his wife at a birth appointment happening at the same time. Not wanting to forego any of the two occasions, Pasqual mocks up an unusual plot in which a hired lookalike will attend the set in place of him.
The scenario deteriorates rapidly with the impersonator gradually losing himself in the role of the original.
Pasqual Gutierrez is the main character playing a made-up version of himself, and Christine Yuan, his wife in real-life, plays the role of the partner of Pasqual, Christine.
Raul Sanchez plays the role of Raul, Pasqual's directing collaborator, and Miguel Huerta plays the role of Miguel, the doppelgänger hired to impersonate him. The film uses flashbacks and improvisational sequences to explain how Pasqual's decision affects his work and his relationships with people both in the past and in the present time.
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Serious People is scheduled to premiere in the USA on Nov 14, 2025.
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