'Genuinely might be the worst trailer I've ever seen': new Netflix movie Ladies First slammed by outraged fans as woman dominated world becomes man's 'worst nightmare'

It's giving Amy Schumer vibes

17 Apr 2026, 11:49 by https://www.techradar.com/uk/author/jasmine-valentine · TechRadar

News By Jasmine Valentine published 17 April 2026

Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike are our leads. (Image credit: Netflix)

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First trailer for new Netflix movie Ladies First has been released
Arrives on streamer May 22, stars Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike
Follows "a ladies' man who finds his life upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women"

Netflix has released the first trailer for new movie Ladies First (which you can catch up with below), and it's safe to say that the first look hasn't gone down well.

Starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike, the film is set to follow "a ladies man who finds his life upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women.

"With the rules of engagement changed, he goes head-to-head with a fiery female colleague in a playful satire about what happens when the script is flipped."

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Already dubbed "the worst trailer I've ever seen" by fans online, Ladies First looks to be an English-language remake of the French 2018 film I Am Not An Easy Man.

Even so, there's another broad stroke of irony we haven't even considered.

Ladies First trailer branded as 'incredibly depressing' by Netflix fans

Ladies First | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube

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First, let's dig a little deeper into these fan reactions. One posted on X/Twitter, "No wonder there are massive layoffs in Hollywood right now," with another agreeing "I feel like this script might have been sitting on the shelf awhile."

"This concept would have gone so hard in like, 1987," a third weighs in.

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