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Julianne Moore to Lead Mother-Daughter Comedy Film From Netflix, Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground (EXCLUSIVE)

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Julianne Moore to Lead Mother-Daughter Comedy Film From Netflix, Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground (EXCLUSIVE)
May 21, 2026 9:15am PT Julianne Moore to Lead Mother-Daughter Comedy Film From Netflix, Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground (EXCLUSIVE)

Moore will executive produce from a script by "Loot" writer Maggie Sheridan

By Matt Donnelly, Brent Lang CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 16: Julianne Moore poses during the Kering Women in Motion: Julianne Moore photocall at the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Carlton Hotel on May 16, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images) Getty Images

After a string of dramatic roles, Oscar winner Julianne Moore is walking toward the light as executive producer and star of a new Netflix comedy film.

The untitled project hails from Higher Ground, the production venture founded by Barack and Michelle Obama. It’s described as a multi-generational story in the vein of “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” and follows a mother (Moore) who panics when her daughter is offered a promotion that would take her across the country. Desperate, she kicks into overdrive trying to find the ideal romantic partner to keep her daughter at home.

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Originally reported by Variety