Amazon Prime’s trailer for Sitting in Bars with Cake reveals Grown-ish star Yara Shahidi as one of the main characters. The upcoming comedy film is based on Audrey Shulman’s book of the same name. Shulman also penned the movie’s screenplay. Sitting in Bars with Cake will also star Odessa A’zion, Martha Kelly, Ron Livingston, and Bette Midler.
According to the official synopsis,
“Sitting in Bars with Cake follows best friends Jane and Corinne as they navigate life in Los Angeles in their twenties. Corinne, the ultimate extrovert, convinces her shy-but-extremely-talented home baker best friend Jane to commit to a year of baking cakes and bringing them to bars to meet people and develop confidence – also known as “cake barring. Amid their journey, Corinne receives a life-altering diagnosis, and the pair face a challenge, unlike anything they’ve experienced before.”
Sitting in Bars with Cake will debut via Prime Video on September 8.