Being the Ricardos is a 2021 biographical drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, with Amazon acquiring the rights to the film in August of 2017.
A revealing glimpse of the couple's complex romantic and professional relationship, the film takes audiences into the writers' room, onto the soundstage and behind closed doors with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz during one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom I Love Lucy.
The cast includes Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as Ball and Arnaz, while J. K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jake Lacy, and Clark Gregg also star.
Being the Ricardos is scheduled to receive a limited theatrical release by Amazon Studios exclusively in the United States on December 10th, 2021, prior to streaming globally on Prime Video on December 21st. Watch the official trailer below.