Kevin James and Alan Ritchson are having a Play Date in first look at new Prime Video action-comedy

No stranger to helming both action and comedy, director Luke Greenfield (The Girl Next Door, Let’s Be Cops) hilariously collides suburban dad life with high-stakes thrills, transforming an ordinary afternoon into an absurd action-packed adventure where minivan mayhem meets professional hitmen in Play Date, which Prime Video have revealed today through exclusive first-look images ahead of its release next month.

When recently unemployed accountant Brian (Kevin James) agrees to a playdate with charismatic stay-at-home dad Jeff (Alan Ritchson) and their sons, he expects an easy afternoon of small talk and football tossing. Instead, he’s thrust into a chaotic scramble to stay alive as they are pursued by a ruthless team of mercenaries. Brian stumbles through one ridiculous obstacle after another, his zero tactical skills a stark contrast to Jeff’s oddly prepared demeanor.

Lucas (Benjamin Pajak), Brian (Kevin James), Jeff (Alan Ritchson), and CJ (Banks Pierce) in PLAYDATE
Photo: Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios.

Also starring Sarah Chalke, Alan Tudyk, Benjamin Pajak, Banks Pierce, Hiro Kanagawa, Stephen Root and Isla Fisher, Play Date should be locked in everyone’s calendars for November 12th, 2025, when it arrives on Prime Video globally.

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