LINDSAY LOHAN & HENRY GOLDING TO STAR IN NETFLIX ROM-COM RETURN TO YOU

Lindsay Lohan and Henry Golding will headline Netflix's new romantic comedy Return to You — with Lohan also producing, and Mark Waters directing, reuniting the Lohan–Waters pair for the first time since Freaky Friday (2003) and Mean Girls (2004), Deadline reported.

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Key Facts

Film: Return to You

Cast: Lindsay Lohan (Kim), Henry Golding (Ben)

Director: Mark Waters

Writer: Eric Champnella

Producers: Brad Krevoy, Lindsay Lohan

Studio: Netflix

Announcement: September 28, 2026

Filming: Toronto, September 28 – November 10, 2026 (reported)

The Plot

Set in 2008, Return to You follows Kim (Lohan), a powerful but lonely attorney who mistakenly receives an emotional DVD sent by a dying woman to her husband, Ben (Golding). Armed with just the clues on the DVD, she sets out to get the package to its rightful recipient — and falls for the grieving widower along the way, according to reports.

The Cast

Rounding out the cast are Ego Nwodim, Victor Garber, Randall Park, and Sloane Pearson, who makes her film debut. Waters previously directed Lohan in Freaky Friday (2003) and Mean Girls (2004), so Return to You marks their first collaboration in more than two decades. The project continues Lohan's Netflix run, which includes Falling for Christmas, Irish Wish and Our Little Secret — and follows Freakier Friday, the 2025 sequel to Freaky Friday.

No trailer has been released yet — the film only began shooting on September 28, 2026.

Who stars in Netflix's Return to You? — Lindsay Lohan and Henry Golding lead the cast; Lohan plays Kim and Golding plays Ben, with Ego Nwodim, Victor Garber, Randall Park and Sloane Pearson in support.

What is Return to You about? — A 2008-set romantic comedy: an attorney mistakenly receives a DVD a dying woman sent to her husband, and while using its clues to track him down, she falls for the grieving widower.

Who is directing Return to You? — Mark Waters, reuniting with Lohan for the first time since Freaky Friday (2003) and Mean Girls (2004); the script is by Eric Champnella.

When was Return to You announced and when does it film? — Netflix announced the film on September 28, 2026; principal photography began that day in Toronto and is slated to wrap on November 10, 2026, per reports.