Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers Join Forces for Exciting New Comedy with Searchlight Pictures
Film Inspired by Podcast to Feature Stars from Critically Acclaimed Queer Rom-Com
The upcoming film draws its inspiration from "Why didn’t Chris and Dan get into Berghain?", a noteworthy episode of the podcast Search Engine. This episode chronicles the adventures of two Americans who travel across the ocean in an attempt to gain entry into Berghain, renowned as the world’s most exclusive nightclub.
Actors Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers are set to reunite with Searchlight Pictures after their successful collaboration in the 2022 queer romantic comedy Fire Island, directed by Andrew Ahn, which was released directly to Hulu. Production will be overseen by Olivia Gerke and Oly Obst of 3 Arts Entertainment, with PJ Vogt and Sruthi Pinnamaneni serving as co-producers. VP of Production Richard Ruiz and Creative Executive Daniel Yu will manage the project for Searchlight Pictures, reporting to Co-Heads of Film Production & Development DanTram Nguyen and Katie Goodson-Thomas.
Yang and Rogers also host the podcast Las Culturistas, which has received accolades including the title of Podcast of the Year at the iHeart Radio Podcast Awards in both 2023 and 2025. Additionally, Time recognized the podcast as one of the 100 Best Podcasts of All Time. This year marked a milestone for the duo as their Las Culturistas Culture Awards were televised for the first time on Bravo, a show that will return next year and is available for streaming on Peacock.
Yang, a five-time Emmy nominee, is currently a cast member on Saturday Night Live and reprises his role as Pfannee in Wicked: For Good. He is also set to voice a character in Warner Bros.’ new animated adaptation of The Cat in the Hat, alongside Bill Hader.
Rogers has recently starred in Netflix’s dark comedy series No Good Deed, alongside Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano, and appeared in Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune. He is also featured in the latest season of Kristen Wiig’s series Palm Royale, which debuted on Apple TV on November 12.
Both Yang and Rogers are represented by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Schreck Rose Dapello, while Vogt and Pinnamaneni are represented by UTA and Jackoway Austen. The deal for the film was facilitated by UTA.
