In “Challengers,” tennis has never looked so cool Luca Guadagnino's steamy romantic drama starring Zendaya, Mike Feist, and Josh O'Connor will soon be available on Prime Video According to the Prime Video website, “Challenger” will arrive on Prime Video on September 19
The film made its streaming debut on MGM Plus in July after being released in April and setting the Internet ablaze with its messy love triangle Since “The Challengers” was not included in Amazon's list of new movies and shows coming to Prime Video and Freevee in September, its availability next week came as a bit of a surprise; as spotted by Deadline, its date was posted on Prime Video on Wednesday, with a ” appears on Prime in eight days,” accompanied by the note, ”The film will be available on Prime in eight days
In “Challengers,” Zendaya plays tennis prodigy Tashi Duncan Back in her prime, she crosses paths with tennis rising stars and best friends Art Donaldson (Feist) and Patrick Zweig (O'Connor) at a high school tournament; sparks fly between the three, but Tashi promises to give her phone number only to the winner of the junior singles final the next day
Patrick wins, but his relationship with Tashi takes a nosedive after a bad fight between them Years later, Art and Tashi reunite, get married, and Tashi becomes his coach After Art loses several times, Tashi enters a low-level tournament to regain her confidence But she has no way of knowing that her opponent in the championship match is her former best friend, Patrick, a fallen tennis pro who is now drowning in debt
The film begins with a neck-and-neck match between the two former best friends and jumps around different eras, fleshing out all the drama behind Art and Patrick's big showdown
“The Challengers” has been one of director Luca Guadagnino's most successful projects to date While both Feist and O'Connor have been praised for their excellent performances, critics have hailed Zendaya as the clear winner of “Challengers,” with a star-making performance that propelled his career to new heights
The film grossed a staggering $15 million in its opening weekend and has since earned $47 million domestically It currently holds an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
Of course, such an adult drama will not be for everyone, but if you're holding off on “Challengers” because you don't know much about tennis, don't worry You don't even have to have swung a racket once in your life to enjoy this cinematic masterpiece
Challengers will be available for streaming on Prime Video beginning September 19 Until then, it is available for rent or purchase on Prime Video
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