The Road Trip (2024 TV series)

The Road Trip is a 2024 comedy drama series based on Beth O'Leary's novel of the same name. The series was developed by 42 in association with VIS for Paramount+. The series premiered on Paramount+ on 26 December 2024.^[1]

The Road Trip
Genre	Comedy drama
Based on	The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary
Written by	Matilda Wnek Ryan O'Sullivan Phoebe Eclair-Powell Waleed Akhtar
Directed by	China Moo-Young Stella Corradi
Starring	Emma Appleton Laurie Davidson David Jonsson Isabella Laughland Angus Imrie
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Miriam Brent Rory Aitken Eleanor Moran
Producer	Nikki Wilson
Production companies	42 VIS
Original release
Network	Paramount+
Release	26 December 2024 (2024-12-26) – present

Synopsis

A romantic comedy, Addie (Appleton) is attending a wedding in Spain with her sister Deb (Laughland), but is forced to car-share with her ex, Dylan (Davidson) and his best friend Marcus (Jonsson), as well as a total stranger (Imrie).^[2]

Cast

• Emma Appleton as Addie
• Laurie Davidson as Dylan
• David Jonsson as Marcus
• Isabella Laughland as Deb
• Angus Imrie as Rodney
• Adrian Lukis as Miles

Production

The six-part series has 42 producing in association with PTIS – the international studio division of Paramount Global. Nikki Wilson is series producer with Kingsley Hoskins as co-producer.^[3]

The series has writers including Matilda Wnek, Ryan O'Sullivan, Phoebe Eclair-Powell and Waleed Akhtar. China Moo-Young and Stella Corradi are set to direct. It has Miriam Brent, Rory Aitken and Eleanor Moran as executive producers.^[4]

Filming commenced in Bristol, England, and Gran Canaria in 2023. Filming locations included Clifton, Bristol.^[5][6]

Release

The six-part series became available on Paramount+ on 26 December 2024 in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.^[7]