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Sony Pictures Classics’ highly acclaimed production of the Tony-winning Broadway musical we walk happily together Officially heading to Netflix in the United States on April 4, 2026.
If you missed the spectacular, record-breaking performance of Stephen Sondheim’s beloved musical — or if you missed the theatrical release in theaters late last year — Netflix is ​​bringing the front-row Broadway experience straight to your living room.
Here’s everything you need to know about it we walk happily together ProShot is coming to Netflix.
What is we walk happily together?
For the uneducated, we walk happily together It is a popular 1981 musical featuring music and lyrics by the late, great Stephen Sondheim and a book by George Furth.
The story follows the turbulent, decades-long relationship of three lifelong friends: composer Franklin Shepard, lyricist/playwright Charlie Kringas, and writer Mary Flynn. But there is one brilliant catch – the story is told in reverse chronological order. We begin with the bitter, scandalous end of their friendship in the late 1970s and move backward through the years, ending at the hopeful, starry beginning of their journey in 1957.
This exclusive film marks the 2023-2024 Broadway revival directed by Maria Friedman, bringing the notoriously difficult show to the widespread critical acclaim and box office success it always deserved. Captured live at New York’s Hudson Theater in June 2024, the stage production won Tony Awards and Best Revival of a Musical.
Who are the stars in music?
The phenomenal central trio is the heartbeat of this production, and ProShot brings the original Broadway revival cast straight to your screen. The main cast includes:
- jonathan groff (mindhunter, hamilton) as Franklin Shepard
- Daniel Radcliffe (harry potter, miracle worker) as Charlie Kringas
- lindsay mendez (carousel, Wicked) as Mary Flynn
Both Groff and Radcliffe won Tony Awards for their stellar performances. He is also joined by a stellar supporting cast crystal joy brown As angry, katie rose clark As Beth, and reg rogers As Joe.
Wait, isn’t there another one we walk happily together Movies?
Yes, but don’t confuse them! Director Richard Linklater (boyhood) Is A feature-length cinematic adaptation of the musical is currently being filmed. Starring Paul Mescal, Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein. True to Linklater’s ambitious style, that film is actually being shot in real time over the course of 20 years. You won’t be seeing him on Netflix any time soon.
The version coming to Netflix this April is a live stage recording (ProShot) of the Broadway production, which was distributed by Sony Pictures Classics in theaters in December 2025.
Netflix is ​​no stranger to bringing the Great White Way to our screens. we walk happily together has joined the growing list of stage-to-screen recordings, sharing a cozy neighborhood Springsteen on BroadwayJohn Mulaney and Nick Kroll oh hello on broadwayand infamous Diana: The Musical. Recently, they acquired the George Clooney drama Good Night, and Good Luck. They are also recording their Stranger Things drama for release.
Do you know Daniel Radcliffe from “Franklin Shepard, Inc.” But will you be tuning in to see it make full impact? Let us know in the comments below! For more on what’s coming to Netflix in April 2026, keep it locked to What’s on Netflix here.