Senior Year: release date, plot and cast for Rebel Wilson Netflix film
Wilson stars as a former high school cheerleader who wakes up from a 20-year coma in the new comedy.
Rebel Wilson hasn't starred in a film since the fairly disastrous release of Cats back in 2019 – but she's back in a leading role in the new Netflix original movie Senior Year.
The comedy sees Wilson take on the role of former high school cheerleader Stephanie Conway – who wakes up from a 20-year coma desperate to return to school and become prom queen.
Read on for everything you need to know about Senior Year – including its Netflix release date, full cast information, and a look at the trailer.
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Senior Year release date
The film will debut on the streamer's library on Friday 13th May 2022 –so there's not too long to wait.
Senior Year plot
The official synopsis for the film reads: "In 2002, high-school cheerleader Stephanie Conway suffers a head injury and falls into a coma before her senior prom. 20 years later, she wakes up to discover that she is now a 37-year-old woman. Upset about not being able to finish high school, she decides to re-enroll with the reluctant support of her parents."
Senior Year cast
Pitch Perfect star Rebel Wilson leads the cast as cheerleader Stephanie Conway, while her younger self is played by Spider-Man and Mare of Easttown star Angourie Rice.
Meanwhile, Stephanie's former prom date Blaine is played by This Is Us star Justin Hartley as an adult and 13 Reasons Why's Tyler Barnhardt as a teenager, while there are also key roles for Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), Sam Richardson (Veep), Zoë Chao (The Afterparty) and Avantika Vandanapu (Spin).
Other cast members include Mary Holland (Happiest Season), Chris Parnell (30 Rock), Michael Cimino (Love Victor), Jeremy Ray Taylor (IT), Joshua Colley, and Jade Bender.
Senior Year trailer
You can check out the official trailer for the film below –which sees Wilson provide narration about Stephanie's perfect high school life and teases all sorts of misunderstandings after she awakes from the coma.
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Authors
Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
