In the Kinda Pregnant trailer, expecting a baby has its perks. For Amy Schumer‘s Lainy, who straps on a prosthetic tummy every morning, it means random acts of kindness, like strangers offering their seats or issuing compliments. It’s a well-kept secret, until she falls belly first at a yoga class.
“Did you ever tell such a big lie you don’t know how to get out of it,” Schumer says in the trailer, released Tuesday.
Kinda Pregnant, a romantic comedy heading to Netflix Feb. 5, follows Lainy, who grows envious of her pregnant best friend, played by Brianne Howey, and decides to sport a fake belly. All goes well, until she accidentally meets her dream man dressed as an expecting mother. Tyler Spindel (The Wrong Missy) directs Kinda Pregnant, with Julie Paiva and Amy Schumer writing the screenplay.
The cast includes Jillian Bell (22 Jump Street), Will Forte (MacGruber), Damon Wayans Jr. (Let’s Be Cops), Alex Moffat (Hollidate), Joel David Moore (Avatar), Lizze Broadway (Ghosted), Urzila Carlson (Urzila Carlson: Overqualified Loser), and Francis Benhamou (Arranged).
Her leading role in Kinda Pregnant follows the announcement of her Cushing Syndrome diagnosis, which Schumer revealed on Jessica Yellin’s “News Not Noise” newsletter last February. The announcement followed fans speculation around her “puffier” face.
“The shaming and criticism of our ever-changing bodies is something I have dealt with and witnessed for a long time,” Schumer previously said. “I want so much for women to love themselves and be relentless when fighting for their own health in a system that usually doesn’t believe them.”
The comedy film marks the latest Schumer-led project since co-starring with Michael Cera in Life & Beth, where she plays a woman looking for a fresh start after the loss of her mother. In 2022, Schumer released the fifth season of her sketch comedy show Inside Amy Schumer, after a six-year hiatus.
