Netflix comedy film

Roommates movie

Devon gets to campus wanting reinvention. Celeste looks like the shortcut. One dorm room later, admiration hardens into a semester-long cold war built on status games, crossed boundaries, and tiny humiliations.

Netflix April 17, 2026 US release Comedy
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Sadie Sandler and Chloe East lead the mismatch at the center, with Billy Bryk, Sarah Sherman, Natasha Lyonne, and Nick Kroll rounding out the campus orbit.

Official key art
Official Roommates key art featuring Devon in front and Celeste by the sink.
Public artwork from Netflix Media Center.

Story

Friendship is the bait. Territory is the real subject.

Roommates plays the first-year dream straight enough to sting. Devon is eager, earnest, and desperate to land in the right social lane. Celeste already knows how to look composed. The closer Devon gets, the more the room itself turns into a scoreboard.

That setup is what makes the movie useful for the keyword searcher: the hook is not just “college comedy,” but a very specific clash over proximity, coolness, and the politics of sharing space with someone you cannot escape.

Lead pair
Sadie Sandler and Chloe East
Director
Chandler Levack
Written by
Jimmy Fowlie and Ceara O'Sullivan
Streaming
Netflix
Devon and Celeste lying on a dorm bed while watching a laptop together.
Official still published through Netflix Tudum coverage.

Cast and crew

The movie works because every person tilts the room a little harder.

Devon

Sadie Sandler

The freshman chasing reinvention and choosing the wrong person to model herself on.

Celeste

Chloe East

The confident roommate whose composure becomes the standard Devon cannot stop measuring herself against.

Michael

Billy Bryk

A supporting presence in the social swirl around the room's shifting alliances.

Dr. Schilling

Sarah Sherman

An added jolt of comic instability in the wider campus ecosystem.

Direction

Chandler Levack

The movie's look at cramped intimacy stays sharp because the film never lets the space feel neutral.

Writing

Jimmy Fowlie and Ceara O'Sullivan

The script leans into passive aggression, social panic, and the funny cruelty of forced closeness.

Four characters from Roommates posed together on a front porch.
Official ensemble still used in Netflix editorial coverage.

Official links

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FAQ

Quick answers for the common Roommates movie search.

What is Roommates about?

The movie follows Devon as she starts college and asks the polished, socially fluent Celeste to be her roommate. Their friendship soon degrades into a war of passive aggression.

Is Roommates on Netflix?

Yes. Roommates is a Netflix release and the official title page is linked above.

Who plays the two roommates?

Sadie Sandler plays Devon. Chloe East plays Celeste.

Where can I find official Roommates images?

Netflix Media Center carries public Roommates artwork and release information. Netflix Tudum coverage also surfaced official stills tied to the movie.