6 Balloons is Abbi Jacobson as you can own below no situations considered her earlier than

There are quite a lot of Hollywood motion photos about drug addiction, nevertheless in 6 Balloons, the collected drama from Marja-Lewis Ryan has a determined center of attention: in blueprint of prepare the addict, the film as a change devotes its attention to Katie (Abbi Jacobson) the sister of heroin-addict Seth (Dave Franco), who both struggles to defeat and enables her brother’s addiction.

For Jacobson, a comedic actress most infamous for her characteristic as half of of the Astronomical City duo, the characteristic is a vital shift — a shock, even — in phrases of the means audiences in overall glance her. “I believe so, too,” Jacobson tells EW. “I have not any conception what other folks are going to think. I believe other folks might possibly well perhaps think after they click on this that right here’s a comedy.”

Her costar Dave Franco (Neighbors, 21 Soar Avenue) is furthermore an actor largely connected to comedy. “It’s genuinely both of our first forays into drama, so it change into as soon as titillating that we were all in the an identical boat collectively going into this,” says Jacobson. “I potentially would were even more fearful about this film if I change into as soon as reverse somebody who did largely drama.”

Even supposing both Jacobson and Franco’s IMDb profiles characteristic Neighbors 2, The Lego Ninjago Movie, and Bojack Horseman, 6 Balloons represents the principle time the actors own if truth be told ever labored collectively. “We met on this venture,” Jacobson explains. “We were both in Neighbors, nevertheless I change into as soon as slightly like a flash — I didn’t work with him on that. And we had both been recording Lego for esteem a one year, nevertheless you live that independently. So we met for dinner for this venture, and when we were doing rehearsals, and unprejudiced genuinely get on neatly. It’s so silly even though; we’ve been in all of these things collectively nevertheless now no longer even collectively.”

So what’s next for the Jacobson now that she’s proven herself a grasp of versatility?

“Greatest drama,” Jacobson deadpans. “Greatest drama now! Don’t send me any comedies!”

6 Balloons is now on hand on Netflix.