A “hilarious and heartbreaking story of love, ambition and spectacular dysfunction.” Disney+ announces The Rosesthe film directed by Jay Roach starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman. Here is the trailer, the plot, the cast and everything you need to know.
The Roses, the trailer
The Roses, the plot
The Roses is a reimagining of the classic 1989 film The War of the Rosesbased on the novel by Warren Adler. Life seems easy for the perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch), the synopsis says: successful careers, a marriage full of love, fantastic children. But beneath the facade of their supposedly ideal life, a storm is about to brew: as Theo’s career plummets and Ivy’s ambitions take off, a powder keg of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.
The Roses, the cast
The cast of the film, in addition to Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, also includes Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao and Kate McKinnon.
The Roses, when it comes out
The film debuts streaming on Disney+ on December 3, 2025.
