Sick Girl is a new comedy from Lionsgate that will be released both in theaters and on digital platforms on October 20th. The film was written by and is the feature directorial debut of Jennifer Cram, who cut her teeth in the filmmaking industry in casting; Cram helped cast the Apple TV+ series Lesson in Chemistry, The Dark Knight, and Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. The film stars Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries), Brandon Mychal Smith (Get Up On), Ray Mckinnon (Deadwood), and more.

The story of the Sick Girl revolves around Wren Popper (Nina Dobrev), attempting to keep her friend group together using a lie that, thanks to its scope, could eventually end the friendship entirely. Screen Rant is excited to debut a clip from Sick Girl that exemplifies that unique premise through a conversation with Wren and her friends. Check it out below:

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In Sick Girl, Dobrev’s Wren Popper fakes a cancer diagnosis to keep her friends close. As seen in the clip above, Wren is desperate for an idealized life with her friends, hoping to get them to agree to “vacations” on top of normal levels of social support. The novel concept of Sick Girl looks to be fully explored both in the above clip and in the film’s trailer, which sees the larger impact Wren’s lie has on her life and the people around her.

Though faking cancer is a twist relatively unique to Sick Girl, the film has something of a classic feel in that it falls into the semi-genre of reunion comedies. There is plenty to mine in the revisitation of dormant or altered relationships, with movies like Edgar Wright’s At World’s End, the 2012 comedy American Reunion, and even Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion touching on the subject. Though seemingly influenced by similar comedies, the humor and story of Sick Girl promise to make it stand out as something all its own.

Sick Girl will be released in theaters, on digital, and On Demand on October 20th.