American High’s newest movie looks like an uproarious teen sex comedy.
Hulu released the wild first trailer for Sex Appeal on Tuesday, less than two weeks before it premieres on the streaming service. The 2-minute video introduces Avery Hansen-White (”Project MC2″ actress Mika Abdalla), a high school student who recruits her best friend Larson (“A.N.T. Farm” actor Jake Short) to master her sexuality as a scientific experiment before taking her relationship with her boyfriend to the next level at an upcoming STEM conference (“nerd prom”).
As you might guess, viewer discretion is advised as clips include a simulated sex act by Paris Jackson, the model-actress daughter of late pop singer Michael Jackson, and phallic objects like cucumbers and exploding rockets. But the trailer also hints at the heart behind the story, as Avery must learn there’s more to sex, love and relationships than just the physical acts.
Sex Appeal, also starring Margaret Cho (”30 Rock”), Fortune Feimster (”The Mindy Project”), Rebecca Henderson (”Westworld”) and Artemis Pebdani (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”), is directed by Talia Osteen and written by Tate Hanyock. The movie was filmed in the Syracuse area last year.
Hanyock also executive produced the film, produced by Jeremy Garelick, Will Phelps and Ryan Bennett for American High, Mark Fasano and Tobias Weymar for Nickel City, Kendrick Tan for Lit Entertainment, and Michael Glassman for LD Entertainment.
Osteen, whose credits include the HBO documentary “Blindsided” and the award-winning short “The Shabbos Goy,” previously told that she’s excited to create a “sex-positive” teen comedy from a female perspective.
