Love is in the air forBridgertonstarSimone Ashley, though her latest romance has nothing to do withJonathan Bailey. She’s set to star in the upcomingPrime Videorom-comPicture Thisas a struggling photographer named Pia who is predicted to find true love and the career success she so desires after five dates. The official trailer shows, however, that it’s a lot easier said than done as her family tries to play matchmaker with lackluster results. That is until her ex Charlie (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) magically reappears and completely upends the entire process and her life.
In the footage, Pia is out and about when she sees Charlie, her first love, and immediately decides it’s a good time for a drink. Charlie is about the last person she wants to see as she’s trying to look forward and build an independent life for herself focused on her business despite her family’s pushing. As a self-described “smoking hot diva,” she’s also not keen to reconnect with a guy who turned out to be “just another suburban boy.” Instead, with her sister’s wedding coming up, her family devises a plan to helpher decide her romantic future by lining up five dates for her with the winner getting to be Pia’s plus one to the big get-together. Judging from the first three dates, which include a flat-earther, an allergic reaction, and a man who would stab babies to have Pia’s bone structure, it will all go hilariously wrong. The disastrous outcome leaves the door open for Charlie to try and re-enter her life, even if she’s still not entirely willing to let him back in.
Picture Thiswill look to balance the hilarity that comes with increasingly desperate blind dates andgenuinely heartfelt romanceas Pia begins to accept the idea of one of the men she meets being in her life. The rom-com will be one of two big projects for Ashley this year, as she’s also set to joinBrad PittinJoseph Kosinski’s hotly-anticipatedF1in theaters this summer. Tiffin—fresh off ofGuy Ritchie’sThe Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfareand lined up forthe director’sYoung Sherlockseries—will bring a strong romance background to the table for the Prime Video flick. Before embodying Charlie, he took on his first leading role as Hardin Scott in theAfterfilm series oppositeJosephine Langford.
Who Else Is on Board for ‘Picture This’?
Joining the duo of Ashley and Tiffin is a starry, diverse ensemble includingSindhu Vee,Luke Fetherston,Phil Dunster,Adil Ray,Anoushka Chadha, andKulvinder Ghir, among others.The Miseducation of BinduhelmerPrarthana MohandirectedPicture Thisfrom a script penned byNikita Lalwani, who previously worked with Prime Video as a writer onThe Outlaws. For inspiration for Pia’s romantic journey, the pair turned to Shaung Hu and Nathan Ramos-Park’s Australian featureFive Blind Dates, though they put their own diverse spin on the idea to create a film made to relate to all cultures.
Picture Thispremieres on Prime Video on March 6. Check out the first images from the film in the gallery above and watch the trailer in the player below.
