A few years ago, it was announced that Searchlight Pictures would produce some films that would go straight to Hulu. Many saw that as a downgrade for Searchlight, which is a studio with a ton of acclaimed, award-winning films in its library, but the deal has proven to be a win for Hulu. Now, we have the next Searchlight film coming to Hulu, “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat.”
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As seen in the trailer, “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” is based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Edward Kelsey Moore and follows the story of a group of lifelong best friends as they navigate life through the years. The film stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan, Uzo Aduba, Mekhi Phifer, Julian McMahon, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Russell Hornsby. ‘The Supremes’ is directed by Tina Mabry, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cee Marcellus.
“The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” arrives on Hulu on August 23. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
THE SUPREMES AT EARL’S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT follows lifelong best friends Odette (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), Barbara Jean (Sanaa Lathan), and Clarice (Uzo Aduba) known as “The Supremes”, who share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood from decades of weathering life’s storms. Through the joys and sorrows of life, marriage and children, happiness and blues, love and loss, new shades of heartbreak and illness threaten to stir up the past when the trio sees their bond put to the test as they face their most challenging times yet.