Materialists follows a matchmaker named Lucy (Dakota Johnson) as she meets Harry (Pedro Pascal), a rich man who is working to woo her, and runs into John (Chris Evans), a very important person from her past. What follows is a deep and romantic tale about the materialistic things we desire and how they compete with our romantic and human instincts.

Celine Song, the writer and director of the A24 films “Past Lives” and “Materialists,” is developing a drama series at HBO. Titled “Damage,” the series is set in the world of e-sports. Song will write and executive produce the project,

Celine Song has found her next project, “Damage,” a series she’s currently developing for HBO set in the world of competitive E-Sports.

Almost a decade before she made her filmmaking debut with the swooning, Oscar-nominated drama Past Lives in 2023, writer-director Celine Song found herself in an impossible quandary that many artists can relate to.

Celine Song's Materialists is a wry, thoughtful exploration of love, ambition, and the commodification of connection in modern relationships.

Director-writer Celine Song explores dating’s complexities with a rom-com tale that doesn’t shy away from tackling ugly truths.

Dakota Johnson plays a modern-day matchmaker in Celine Song’s bittersweet meditation on love and commerce. When you have such attractive players as Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans looking for love against the gleaming backdrop of modern-day New York — well, you’ve entered rom-com heaven, right?