Netflix Drops the Roommates Trailer: Sadie Sandler Faces the Dorm Room From Hell
- Je-Ree
- 6 hours ago
- 2 min read
Pack your oversized hoodies and hide your snacks, because the Roommates trailer officially dropped today, and it’s giving everyone major flashbacks to the college housing assignments they’d rather forget. Netflix just served up our first real look at the upcoming comedy, and while the title sounds like a cozy sitcom, the vibes are decidedly more "psychological warfare over a shared mini-fridge."
Produced by Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions, the film stars Sadie Sandler as Devon, a wide-eyed freshman who clearly hasn’t spent enough time on Reddit’s roommate horror story threads. She manages to snag Celeste (Chloe East) as her roommate, thinking she’s found a mentor in cool-girl confidence. Spoiler alert: she hasn’t.
A Masterclass in Passive Aggression
The trailer highlights a descent from "let’s share everything" to "if you touch my oat milk again, I will end you." Director Chandler Levack seems to be leaning into the excruciating awkwardness of being eighteen and trapped in a 10x12 cinderblock room with a stranger. Watching Sadie Sandler navigate Devon’s growing desperation is a treat; she brings a frantic, relatable energy that suggests the Sandler comedic timing is indeed genetic.
Supporting the college chaos is a stacked cast that reads like a "who’s who" of people we actually want to watch on screen. Natasha Lyonne and Nick Kroll appear to be doing what they do best, being the funniest people in the room, while Storm Reid and Sarah Sherman add layers to a campus that feels appropriately chaotic.
When Can You Stream It?
Mark your calendars for Friday, April 17, 2026. That’s when the film hits Netflix worldwide. Filmed on location in New Jersey, the production captures that specific East Coast collegiate gloom that only adds to the tension of a friendship spiraling out of control.
Whether you’re a current student dreading your housing lottery or a survivor who still has nightmares about communal showers, this looks like the binge-watch of the spring. It’s messy, it’s petty, and if the trailer is any indication, it’s the most accurate depiction of dorm life we’ve seen in years.
Are you Team Devon or Team Celeste? Let us know over at The TV Cave and stay tuned for our full recap when the chaos finally drops.