The Road Trip | Preview (Paramount+)

The Road Trip is a witty, contemporary, emotionally complex romantic comedy about giving love another shot. Can someone be the right person, just at the wrong time? And is there ever a future in returning to a past love?

Addie and her sister Deb are on a road trip to a friend’s wedding in Spain when they are forced to offer a ride to Addie’s ex Dylan, his irrepressible best friend Marcus, and complete stranger Rodney. With nowhere to hide but a creaky campervan, the group must confront their buried history as secrets and revelations cause many a bump in the road.

Filled with romance, wish fulfilment and stunning landscapes, the set of first-look images and teaser trailer introduces viewers to the ensemble cast. Emma Appleton portrays the spirited Addie, Laurie Davidson takes on the soulful Dylan, and David Jonsson is the self-assured Marcus. In addition, Isabella Laughland plays Addie’s straight-talking sister Deb, and Angus Imrie is eccentric ride-along Rodney.

Intercutting between the past and present, as the gang embark on their road trip across Spain to the wedding we flash back to Addie and Dylan’s intoxicating love affair two years earlier, which started as a heady holiday romance.

Peppered with spiky conflict, alongside surreal escapades, the journey to the wedding proves to be an unforgettable ride. Everyone in the van has one question on their lips – what exactly was the real reason behind Addie and Dylan’s breakup? Who was to blame? And will their journey back to where they first fell in love bring a happy-ever-after?

With all the fun of Planes, Trains and Automobiles and the romantic yearning of One Day, THE ROAD TRIP is a beguiling, modern story about love in your late twenties. A kaleidoscopic rom-com, it explores love in all its guises through a trio of unforgettable relationships: a class-divided romance, a codependent bromance, and a knotty but affectionate sisterly bond.

THE ROAD TRIP is written and created for television by Ryan O’Sullivan and Matilda Wnek (Vigil) and lead directed by China Moo-Young (Everything I Know About Love). It is executive produced by Miriam Brent, Eleanor Moran and Rory Aitken for 42 in association with PTIS – the international studio division of Paramount Global.

THE ROAD TRIP launches on Paramount+ on December 26th 2024.