‘The Comeback King’: First Poster Confirms Feb 2027 Release of Judd Apatow’s Next Starring Glen Powell!! Check It Out!!

Once Hollywood’s reigning king of comedy, Judd Apatow is directing his first narrative film in four years, and it couldn’t have a more appropriate title. Glen Powell, who is on the comeback trail himself after the critical and box office disappointments of The Running Man and How to Make a Killing, will star in The Comeback King. The comedy is now in production.

The Comeback King will star Powell as a down-on-his-luck country singer; the rest of the plot is being kept under wraps for now. It also features Cristin Milioti (The Penguin), Madelyn Cline (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Stavros Halkias (Bugonia) and stand-up comedian Li Jin Hao. In addition to directing, Apatow is also co-writing the script with star Powell, who previously co-wrote the successful Netflix comedy Hit Man (which he also starred in) and wrote for his Hulu comedy series Chad Powers. The film is set to be released on February 5, 2027, by Universal Pictures; they also released a first look at the film’s poster, a depiction of a country-and-western-themed belt buckle with the movie’s title emblazoned on it.

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Glen Powell stars in THE COMEBACK KING, directed by Judd Apatow. In theaters February 2027. @_comebackking_ pic.twitter.com/2aejukPgF8

— Universal Pictures (@UniversalPics) April 6, 2026

Apatow‘s most recent film was the 2022 Netflix comedy The Bubble, which centered around the experiences of a film crew attempting to make the latest installment of a blockbuster franchise during the COVID-19 lockdowns. That film was excoriated by critics. Since then, Apatow has helmed a number of non-fiction projects. They include Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story, a documentary about the stand-up comedian’s struggles with mental health; George Carlin’s American Dream, a two-part documentary on the life and times of the iconic comic; and this year’s Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, a celebration of the nonagenarian comedy legend. He also produced the gay rom-com Bros and the Peacock-original Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.

The Comeback King will be executive produced by Barry Mendel and Josh Church, and produced by Powell and Dan Cohen via Barnstorm, and Kevin Misher via Misher Films. The film will renew Apatow‘s longstanding relationship with Universal; the studio released his directorial debut, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and continued through his 2020 film The King of Staten Island.