Film Club is a British comedy television series created by Aimee Lou Wood and Ralph Davis. It stars Wood and Nabhaan Rizwan. It premiered on 7 October 2025 on BBC Three. In May 2026, the show was cancelled after one season.
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Synopsis
Cinema enthusiasts Evie and Noa come together with friends to celebrate and dissect iconic films. Their weekly film club has brought them together for many years, but Evie has become unable to leave home due to agoraphobia and challenges with her mental health. When Noa is offered a job that requires him to move away, he and Evie are forced to face the truth about their friendship.
Cast and characters
Main
Aimee Lou Wood as Evie
Nabhaan Rizwan as Noa
Adam Long as Josh
Liv Hill as Izzie
Suranne Jones as Suz
Supporting
Lisa McGrillis as Steph
Arian Nik as Kamran
Fola Evans-Akingbola as Samantha
Ralph Davis as Dominic
Owen Cooper as Callum
Production
The series was commissioned in February 2024 by BBC Three. It is produced by Gaumont UK. Aimee Lou Wood is co-writer alongside Ralph Davis. Executive producers also include Alison Jackson and Jamie Jackson for Gaumont, and Nawfal Faizullah for the BBC.
The cast includes Wood and Davis as well as Suranne Jones, Nabhaan Rizwan, Adam Long, and Liv Hill. Filming started in Manchester in late 2024.
On May 11, 2026, the BBC cancelled the show after one series.
Broadcast
The series premiered on 7 October 2025 on BBC Three.
Reception
Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the series four stars out of five, calling it a "sweet, smart romcom". Rachel Aroesti, also writing in The Guardian, described it as a "sweet tale of longing, anxiety and family bickering ... [which] retreats into sentimentality".
For her role, Aimee Lou Wood received a nomination for Leading Actress at the British Academy Television Awards.