Netflix has released a trailer for its animated musical comedy Leo, starring Adam Sandler as a 74-year-old lizard.
According to the official logline, Sandler voices Leo, a class pet who discovers he has only one year left to live. Faced with the prospect of imminent death, Leo decides to explore the outside world. However, his plans are derailed by the students in his classroom and a mean-spirited substitute teacher.
Sandler also serves as producer and songwriter on “Leo,” which is directed by Robert Smigel, Robert Marianetti and David Wachtenheim. Smigel co-wrote the script with Sandler and Paul Sado.
The comedy boasts an impressive cast, with Bill Burr voicing a classmate and turtle named Squirtle. “Saturday Night Live alum Cecily Strong, Oscar-nominated Everything Everywhere All at Once actress Stephanie Hsu and Seinfeld star Jason Alexander round out the cast, along with Sandler’s own wife, Jackie Sandler, and their two daughters, Sunny Sandler and Sadie Sandler (“You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah”).
The trailer shows Leo realising that he’s getting older with each new batch of fifth graders. When a substitute teacher arrives, she orders the kids to take turns taking the class pets home. Leo sees this as a chance to escape, but soon forms a close bond with the students when they discover that he can talk. In the process of helping them face personal challenges, Leo finds his own purpose in life.
“This is a hard time, but these are the best years,” Leo tells a struggling student.
