'An American Pickle' Release Date, Cast, Synopsis, Trailer: Everything You Need to Know About the New Movie

An American Pickle definitely taps into the feeling of culture shock that seems to permeate every “average” day lately. It’s an immigration story that’s also a time travel story, and a family drama. Based on the novella Sell Out by Simon Rich, who adapted the work into a screenplay, the project is also HBO Max’s first original film. Here’s everything you need to know about An American Pickle.

An American Pickle Release Date

The movie premieres Aug. 6 on HBO Max.

An American Pickle Cast

An American Pickle stars Seth Rogen (in two roles), and the cast also includes Sarah Snook, Jorma Taccone, Sean Whalen, Joanna Adler, Jess Daniel Phillips, Geoffrey Cantor, David Mattey, Charles Rogers, and Kevin O’Rourke.

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I’m thrilled that my next film “An American Pickle” is coming to HBO Max this summer. I play an immigrant in 1920’s New York who falls in a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years. When I wake up, I seek out my only family, my great grandson, an app developer named Ben, who I also play in the film. That old story... Can’t wait for you to see it. Also this is an actual Tin Type photo.

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An American Pickle Synopsis

Rogen plays Herschel Greenbaum, a Polish immigrant who comes to the U.S. in 1920. He starts working at a pickle factory, where he falls in a vat of brine, preserving him exactly as he is for 100 years. He emerges in 2020 and finds his great-grandson (also played by Rogen), who helps him assimilate to life in the 21st century.

An American Pickle Trailer

You can watch the trailer below.

Don't miss American Pickle on Aug. 6!