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The sequel to 2020′s The Binge takes on Christmas in It’s A Wonderful Binge which premiered on Decemebr 9th on Hulu. Like the original film, the sequel is set in a near future where all drinking and drugs are banned except for on one day known as The Binge. This year, that day happens to be on Christmas.

(L-R) Zainne Saleh as Sarah, Karen Maruyama as Grandma Ray, Rekha Sharma as Aunt Fern, Rock Kohli as Uncle Ron, and Tim Meadows as Keegan in It’s A Wonderful Binge. Photo by: Brett Roedel/Hulu

Synopsis

All drugs and alcohol are illegal except on the day of the Binge. Several years after their first Binge, best friends Hags, Andrew, Sarah, and Kimi face the realities of young adulthood as the annual Binge Day is moved to Christmas Eve. Amidst the chaos, Hags plans a proposal to Sarah while Andrew deals with his rocky relationships with his family and his girlfriend Kimmi. Will they survive this holiday season?

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(L-R) Patty Guggenheim as Delray Donna and Tony Cavalero as Pompano Mike in It’s A Wonderful Binge. Photo by: Brett Roedel/Hulu

The movie stars Eduardo Franco (Stranger Things, The Binge), Dexter Darden (The Binge, Maze Runner), Zainne Saleh (The Binge, Good Trouble), Marta Piekarz (The Binge, Queer as Folk), Danny Trejo (Machete), Tony Cavalero (The Binge, The Righteous Gemstones), Nick Swardson (The Wrong Missy), Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philedelphia), Tim Meadows (The Goldbergs), Paul Scheer (The League), Patty Guggenheim (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law), Esteban Benito (The Binge, Only Murders in the Building), Eileen Galindo (The Binge, Why Women Kill), and Karen Maruyama (Dead End: Paranormal Park).

Dexter Darden as Hags in It’s A Wonderful Binge. Photo by: Brett Roedel/Hulu

It’s A Wonderful Binge is written and directed by Jordan VanDina and is produced by Jeremy Garelick, Will Phelps, Ryan Bennett and Molle DeBartolo for American High, and Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon for LD Entertainment. LD Entertainment’s Michael Glassman is also on board as an executive producer, as is Andrew Reyes.

(L-R) Nick Swardson as Uncle Kris and Marta Piekarz as Kimmi in It’s A Wonderful Binge. Photo by: Brett Roedel/Hulu

We were joined on the Popternative show by cast members Dexter Darden, Patty Guggenheim, Zainne Saleh, and Marta Piekarz to chat about the new holiday comedy film, working with American High, having this film take place during Christmas, and much more.

Watch the interviews below.

It’s A Wonderful Binge is streaming on Hulu.

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