Picture: Cameron Diaz at Netflix’s Berlin screening of Back in Action – AP
Cameron Diaz’s second major Netflix project to date, Bad Day, is now several months into post-production after filming wrapped in December 2025, and we expect the film to land on Netflix before the end of 2026. Here’s everything we know about the comedy film Bad Day on Netflix.
Bad Day is an upcoming Netflix comedy produced by Beau Bauman of Good One Productions, who is responsible for producing several Netflix projects, including Back in Action, Unfrosted, The Umbrella Academy, and Let It Snow.
Laura Solon has penned the script and previously worked on Netflix’s Let It Snow and The School for Good and Evil. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Jake Szymanski is directing the film, best known for working on Prime Video’s Jury Duty series and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.
What is the plot of Bad Day?
We have a synopsis sourced from Production Weekly:
“A single mom from Queens tries to get to her daughter’s soccer game…Chaos and hijinks ensue.”
Who are the cast members of Bad Day?
Cameron Diaz is in the lead role for the film, which marks her second major project with Netflix since returning from her decade-long hiatus with Back in Action. It spent six weeks straight in the top 10 following its debut in January 2025 and now ranks as the seventh most-watched Netflix Original movie of all time, with 279.80 million hours watched in its first 91 days of release, equating to 147.20 million views. It was previously the sixth most-watched, but dropped down a place thanks to the worldwide phenomenon K-Pop Demon Hunters.
Picture (L to R): Cameron Diaz in Bad Teacher, Back in Action, and Sex Tape
Also confirmed to have joined the cast of Bad Day are:
- Ed O’Neill (Modern Family).
- Danielle Brooks (Peacemaker).
- John Higgins (SNL) as Madewell.
- Rhenzy Feliz (The Penguin).
- Jessica Belkin (The Hunting Wives).
- Emma Pearson (FBI: Most Wanted).
Picture top left to bottom right: Ed O’Neill, Danielle Brooks, John Higgins, Rhenzy Feliz, Jessica Belkin, and Emma Pearson.
Other cast members confirmed are:
- Mark Duplass (Creep).
- K Callan (Knives Out).
- Sam Richardson (Veep).
- Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation).
- Kevin Chapman (CODA).
- P.J. Byrne (The Wolf of Wall Street).
- Liza Lapira (21).
- Rob Corddry (Warm Bodies).
- Ayden Mayeri (I Love That for You).
- Rhenzy Feliz (The Tender Bar).
- Adrian Martinez (Focus).
- Jessica Pimentel (Person of Interest).
- Mélodie Rose Romano (RJ Decker).
What is the production status of Bad Day?
Bad Day began filming in New Jersey on September 29, 2026, and wrapped on December 19, 2026. A significant portion of the shoot also took place in New York City.
When is the Netflix release date for Bad Day?
An official Netflix release date for Bad Day has yet to be announced, and the film was not included in Netflix’s 2026 film slate, which was released at the start of the year.
With Bad Day already several months into post-production, it’s highly likely we’ll see the film released on Netflix before the end of 2026.
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