Netflix Adapted a Huge Bestseller. There Are Some Key Changes From the Book.

"The movie, the first of five adaptations of Henry's megahit romance novels currently in the works (and the first of three to be distributed by the streaming giant), follows a nonlinear narrative of two friends-Poppy (Emily Bader) and Alex (Tom Blyth)-who built their friendship via annual summer vacations together, until an incident on one of those vacations caused a rift so deep that the duo hasn't spoken to each other for a couple of years."

"People We Meet on Vacation is one of Henry's more divisive works, so much so that the original American version of the novel even includes a plot point that was removed from some U.K. editions. How does Netflix's adaptation handle that controversy and the other sticky plot points? By changing three very key things (and some other small ones). Here's a breakdown of the biggest differences between Henry's and Netflix's versions of People We Meet on Vacation."

Netflix released an adaptation of People We Meet on Vacation, the 2021 bestseller by Emily Henry. The film is the first of five planned adaptations and the first of three distributed by Netflix. The narrative is nonlinear, following friends Poppy (Emily Bader) and Alex (Tom Blyth) who built a bond through annual summer vacations until an incident caused a two-year rift. The present-day story reunites them at Alex's younger brother David's wedding (Miles Heizer), with flashbacks revealing the reasons for their separation. The adaptation alters several key elements from the novel, including a major location change and removal or alteration of controversial plot points.

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