One wrong group chat invite is all it takes to flip everything upside down in 72 Hours.
Directed by Tim Story (Barbershop, Think Like a Man, Ride Along), the upcoming Netflix comedy stars Kevin Hart as a 40-year-old executive whose professional life is already on shaky ground. But things really take a turn when he’s mistakenly added to a group chat with a crew of Gen Z twenty-somethings—and somehow ends up invited to their Miami bachelor party.
What’s meant to be a quick, unexpected detour quickly turns into a chaotic three-day experience packed with generational clashes, out-of-pocket decisions, and one man’s desperate attempt to keep his career from completely falling apart. The newly released first-look images tease exactly that energy—sun-drenched beaches, unfiltered moments, and a party that looks like it gets more reckless by the hour.
Written by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, Matt Mider, and Kevin Burrows, 72 Hours leans into the absurdity of digital-age connections and what happens when you’re forced to keep up with a generation that moves entirely differently. Hart leads a stacked cast that includes Mason Gooding, Zach Cherry, Marcello Hernández, Kam Patterson, Ben Marshall, with Teyana Taylor and Andy Garcia rounding out the ensemble.
In a rollout that mirrors the film’s tone, the first look didn’t arrive through a traditional press drop. Instead, Netflix quietly debuted the images through its meme-heavy “finsta” account @netflix2—a more chaotic, inside-joke extension of its main social presence that speaks directly to younger audiences in their own language. It’s unconventional, a little unpolished, and perfectly aligned with a story rooted in the unpredictability of group chats.
Produced by Hart, Story, Will Packer, and a team of frequent collaborators, 72 Hours centers on a simple but timely premise: a 40-year-old exec tries to save his flailing career by joining a group of twenty-somethings on a wild three-day bachelor party—after being accidentally added to their group text.
72 Hours premieres globally on Netflix on July 24, 2026.
