"One of Them Days" Sequel in Works with SZA and Keke Palmer Returning

A sequel to SZA and Keke Palmer's hit comedy “One of Them Days” is in early development at TriStar Pictures.

SZA and Palmer are expected to return for the new movie, along with the film’s original creative team, but plot details are still being kept under wraps.

Directed by Lawrence Lamont in his feature debut and from a script written by Syreeta Singleton, “One of Them Days” was a breakout hit at the box office, grossing over $50 million worldwide after its January release — a particularly strong number for an R-rated mid-budget comedy. 

The critically acclaimed movie (with a stellar 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes) was also a standout on Netflix, where it spent three weeks on the giant streamer’s top 10 list.

"One of Them Days" follows best friends and roommates Dreux (Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA) as they race against the clock to avoid eviction when they discover Alyssa’s partner has blown their rent money on the same day Dreux has an important interview for her dream gig. 

The South Los Angeles-set movie, which drew comparisons to classic comedies like “Friday,” also stars Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage, Dewayne Perkins, Amin Joseph, Gabrielle Dennis, and DomiNque Perry.

“One of Them Days” was produced by Issa Rae’s Hoorae Media with Macro Film Studios co-financing. Producers also included ColorCreative co-founder Deniese Davis, Hoorae’s Sara Rastogi and Macro’s James Lopez and Poppy Hanks. Executive producers were Palmer, Sharon Palmer, Charles D. King and Jeff Valeri.

The film was born from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures, which was a previous collaboration between the studio and ColorCreative to source and incubate emerging, diverse screenwriters to develop and write their first studio feature based on original ideas.