Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker moves from her usual home on the stage to the screen with her critically acclaimed feature directorial debut, A24’s “Janet Planet.” The coming-of-age drama, set in early ’90s rural Western Massachusetts, follows mother-and-daughter duo Janet and Lacy one summer as three strangers enter their orbits, changing their lives and coloring young Lacy’s imagination. Starring Julianne Nicholson and Zoe Ziegler, “Janet Planet” will be available to stream beginning Friday, Nov. 1 exclusively on Max. You can watch with Subscription to Max.
How to Watch “Janet Planet”
- When: Friday, Nov. 1, 2024
- Where: Max
- Stream: Watch with a Subscription to Max.
About “Janet Planet”
The feature directorial debut of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker, the coming-of-age drama “Janet Planet” is set in rural Western Massachusetts in the summer of 1991 and follows Janet (Julianne Nicholson), a magnetic acupuncturist, and her 11-year-old daughter, Lacy (Zoe Ziegler), whose imagination is more thrilling than her reality. Across the three months, three strangers captivated by Janet enter their orbit, and Lucy, left to her own solitude, “inhabits an inner world so extraordinarily detailed that it begins to seep into the outside world.”
The drama also stars Elias Koteas, Sophie Okonedo, Will Patton as Wayne, Mary Shultz, Edie Moon Kearns, June Walker Grossman, and Abby Harri as Emily.
What Else Can You Watch on Max After “Janet Planet”?
Max is the exclusive streaming home to A24’s other award-winning and acclaimed features, with recent additions including “I Saw the TV Glow,” “Tuesday,” “Love Lies Bleeding,” and more. If you’re looking for more daughter-mama drama, start with Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut “Lady Bird,” starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf as a headstrong college-bound girl and her equally strong-willed mother. You can get started with a subscription for as low as $10 per month for an ad-supported plan or $17 for an ad-free plan.
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