Film & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsWatch the first trailer for Ryan Murphy’s The Prom musical adaptationMeryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, and more star in this camp rendition of the Broadway musicalShareLink copied ✔️October 23, 2020October 23, 2020TextGünseli Yalcinkaya Not long after the release of Ratched, Ryan Murphy’s prequel to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the American Horror Story creator is back again, only this time, he’s headed to prom. The first trailer for Murphy’s musical adaptation of Broadway musical The Prom, starring the likes of Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and Kerry Washington, is finally here. Arriving on Netflix on December 11, the musical comedy follows a group of washed up Broadway actors who help a lesbian go to prom as part of a PR stunt. Streep plays Dee Dee Allen, a two-time Tony Award winner who joins Barry Glickman (James Corden) in a musical about First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt that’s a total flop. After receiving career-killing reviews, they decide to revive their reputations by embarking on a charity event. They’re joined by veteran Broadway chorus girl Angie Dickinson, played by Kidman, and out-of-luck actor Trent Oliver (Andrew Rannells), in helping Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman), a high-school senior who’s barred from taking her girlfriend to the prom. Elsewhere, Murphy is working on a series about the real-life serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Titled Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, and will mostly be told from the perspective of the killer’s victims. Touching on the topic of white privilege, it will show at least 10 instances where Dahmer was let go after being apprehended. Watch the trailer for The Prom below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE7 generation-defining moments from Girls Euphoria season 3 is a celebration of female degradation Nike What went down at Nike Toma in AtlantaThis iPhone-shot doc exposes the ugliness of authoritarianism7 things to watch from trans film festival TITE10 films we’re excited to see at Cannes Film Festival 2026Exit8: A must-see Japanese horror about an endless commute ‘It’s just the aesthetic’: The Drama and the allure of violent subculturesWhat went down at our 25th anniversary screening of AmélieHow Daniel Blumberg turned water, wind and silence into a film scoreDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s season finale: Father Mother Sister Brother6LILITH6: Inside the witchy femme mall cult of Forbidden FruitsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy