Paramount+ with Showtime has locked in 20 June 2025 for the premiere of Noah’s Arc: The Movie, marking the first new entry in the franchise since 2020 and landing on the series’ 20-year anniversary. Creator Patrik-Ian Polk again writes, directs, and executive-produces; he stated the project is proof that “fans have never forgotten the show.”
All six principal stars—Darryl Stephens, Rodney Chester, Doug Spearman, Christian Vincent, Jensen Atwood, and Wilson Cruz—return as Noah, Alex, Chance, Ricky, Wade, and Junito. Guest turns from Jasmine Guy, Eva Marcille, TS Madison, and RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Kennedy Davenport add high-profile support.
Polk’s screenplay follows married couple Noah and Wade, now expecting twins, whose plan to start a family collides with simultaneous dream job offers. The narrative picks up after the pandemic-era reunion special Noah’s Arc: The ’Rona Chronicles (2020) and the 2008 feature Jumping the Broom, continuing a saga that began on Logo in 2005 as the first American series built around the lives of four Black gay men.
Polk, Alexander Motlagh, Rikki Beadle-Blair, and John R. Gordon serve as executive producers, with Christina Northrup producing for MTV Entertainment Studios. Paramount says the film will stream at 12 a.m. ET and will be promoted across the combined Paramount+/Showtime footprint during Pride Month.
Industry observers see the release as a strategic move for the platform’s newly rebranded bundle and an affirmation of Black queer storytelling at a moment when LGBTQ dramas face heightened political scrutiny. Polk, reacting to the greenlight, credited “a new generation discovering the series” on streaming as the catalyst that convinced studio executives to bankroll a full-length film after years of fan petitions.
With production wrapped in Atlanta last month and post-production nearing completion, the filmmakers are promising the blend of humor, romance, and friendship that defined the original while letting its characters confront parenthood and career ambition in middle age.
