May December release updates, cast, synopsis, and everything we know

Academy Award-nominated director Todd Haynes is back with his newest film May December starring Academy Award-winning actresses Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman. May December marks Haynes’ second collaboration with Moore after the 2002 romantic drama Far From Heaven.

Netflix acquired the North American streaming rights to this buzzy new film during the 76th Cannes Film Festival. During an all-night auction, Netflix emerged victorious, shelling out $11 million for the lauded movie that has already secured an 87% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Here’s everything we know about the film so far!

May December release date

According to a new report from Deadline, May December will be released domestically in theaters on November 17, and then it will come to Netflix on December 1.

May December cast

Julianne Moore stars as Gracie Atherton-Yoo, a teacher previously charged with seducing an underage student—her current husband, Joe Yoo, played by Riverdale star Charles Melton. Natalie Portman plays an actress named Elizabeth Berry who intends to portray Gracie in a movie. The cast also includes Cory Michael Smith, D.W. Moffett, Piper Curda, and more.

May December cast list:

• Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry
• Julianne Moore as Gracie Atherton-Yoo
• Charles Melton as Joe Yoo
• Piper Curda as Honor Atherton-Yoo
• Elizabeth Yu as Mary Atherton-Yoo
• Gabriel Chung as Charlie Atherton-Yoo
• Cory Michael Smith as Georgie Atherton
• D.W. Moffett as Tom Atherton
• Lawrence Arancio as Morris Sperber

May December plot synopsis

May December focuses on the relationship between a former teacher, Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Julianne Moore), and her husband, Joe Yoo (Charles Melton). Gracie seduced Joe in school while he was underage. Their drastic age difference caught media attention, and Gracie eventually served jail time.

Twenty years later, Joe and Gracie are married and have twin children. Now, Hollywood is spinning their tabloid-made story into a movie starring actress Elizabeth Berry (Natalie Portman). Elizabeth travels to the Atherton-Yoo household to study Gracie, who she’ll portray in the film, and learn more about their relationship. As she begins digging into it, Joe must grapple with what happened to him all those years ago.

The story is loosely based on the real-life story of Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau.