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Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani‘s upcoming movie The Lovebirds will be premiering on Netflix after being pulled from the theatrical release calendar due to theater closures around the country.

Movie theaters are shut down indefinitely due to the global health crisis right now and it’s unclear when they will be able to reopen.

Paramount Pictures has sold the movie to Netflix and the deal has been “in the works for a while,” according to Deadline.

The Lovebirds was supposed to hit theaters on April 3, but it’s unclear when Netflix will decide to release the film.

Here’s the movie’s synopsis: A couple (Rae and Nanjiani) experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme – and hilarious – circumstance to the next, they must figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.

Watch the trailer below!

The Lovebirds is being delayed.

The upcoming romantic comedy, which co-stars Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae, was scheduled to be released on April 3. Paramount is now pushing back the release, according to Variety on Thursday (March 12).

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The studio has not yet set a new release date.

Many other movies are pushing back their release dates already, including A Quiet Place Part II and No Time To Die.

Here’s everything that has been canceled or postponed so far due to coronavirus.

The trailer for the new comedy The Lovebirds, starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, has been released online!

The two stars play a couple that experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme – and hilarious – circumstance to the next, they must figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.

Also starring in the upcoming movie are Paul Sparks, Anna Camp, and Kyle Bornheimer.

Michael Showalter, who directed Kumail in his breakout movie The Big Sick, is directing The Lovebirds. The film hits theaters on April 3.