'Coffee & Kareem': Release date, plot, cast, trailer, and everything you need to know about the Netflix comedy

Starring Taraji P Henson and Ed Helms, comedy and crime fiction merge into 'Coffee & Kareem' set to release early April
'Coffee & Kareem' (Netflix)
'Coffee & Kareem' (Netflix)

Netflix takes you through the adventures of criminal activity with a Detroit cop and his kid partner, the son of his girlfriend, all in order to take down criminals and illegal conspiracies. Starring Taraji P Henson and Ed Helms, comedy and crime fiction merge into 'Coffee & Kareem' set to release early April. How does taking out a drug kingpin while trying to scare your mother's boyfriend away sound?

Release date

'Coffee & Kareem' is set to release on April 3, 2020. 

Plot

Police officer James Coffee (Ed Helms) has started a new blossoming relationship with Vanessa Manning (Taraji P Henson) but Manning's son Kareem (Terrence Little Gardenhigh), a 12-year-old smartie has decided that he is going to plot their break-up. The kid ends up hiring criminals to scare away Coffee but ends up exposing a secret network of illegal activity which makes his family a target. To make sure Manning is alright, Coffee and Kareem end up on a chase across the streets of Detroit.

Cast

Ed Helms

Narrator Ed Helms attends Disneynature's 'Penguins' Premiere hosted by The Cinema Society at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on April 14, 2019, in New York. (Getty Images)

Helms is an American, comedian, and singer especially known for his epic roles as  Andy Bernard in the NBC sitcom 'The Office' and the 'Hangover' series as Stuart Price. 

Taraji P Henson

Taraji P Henson attends the 8th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at NASA Ames Research Center on November 03, 2019, in Mountain View, California. (Getty Images)

Henson, an American actress, and the author is best known for her current role as Cookie Lyon in 'Empire.' She is also known for her roles in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' (2008), 'Hidden Figures' (2016) and 'Hustle & Flow' (2005).

Other cast members include Terrence Little Gardenhigh, Betty Gilpin, RonReaco Lee, Andrew Bachelor aka King Bach and David Alan Grier.

Creators

The movie is directed by Michael Dowse and Shane Mack has writing credits. Ed Helms and Mike Fable are producing the project via Pacific Electric Pictures Co. banner and Sanford Nelson, Jordon Foss, Linden Nelson, and Don Foss are executive producing.

Trailer

The trailer of 'Coffee & Kareem' has yet to be released. You can see the first look here.

Where to watch

Catch 'Coffee & Kareem' on Netflix on April 3, 2020. 

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