Director: Michael Angelo Covino
One sudden divorce request sends a mild-mannered husband straight into his friends' open marriage, and everything about that arrangement starts to unravel in director Michael Angelo Covino's 2025 comedy Splitsville.
What is Splitsville about?
Carey has always thought of his marriage to Ashley as steady, so her request for a divorce catches him completely off guard. Looking for somewhere to land, he turns to his close friends Julie and Paul, a couple who have kept their own relationship intact for years through an open arrangement built on honesty and clear boundaries. Carey, curious and a little desperate, decides to test the same idea for himself, only to cross a line that neither Julie nor Paul saw coming. What starts as a favor between friends spirals into overlapping jealousies, awkward confrontations, and a reshuffling of loyalties none of the four saw as possible when the year began.
Cast & crew
Dakota Johnson plays Julie with a mix of composure and simmering frustration that keeps the character's choices grounded even as the plot escalates. Adria Arjona brings sharp comic energy to Ashley, while Kyle Marvin and director Michael Angelo Covino, who also stars as Paul and Carey respectively, lean into the awkward, overlapping friendships at the film's center. Simon Webster, Charlie Gillespie, David Castañeda, and O-T Fagbenle round out a supporting cast that keeps the film's social circle feeling lived-in and specific.
Context & significance
Splitsville arrived in 2025 as part of Covino's run of ensemble comedies built around messy adult friendships, following a similar structural instinct to his earlier collaborations with Marvin. The film leans into farce without losing sight of the genuine hurt underneath its central couples' choices, a balance that has become something of a signature for the director.
Where & how to watch
Splitsville is available to watch on K-Time with a free account login, offering both a Persian-dubbed audio track and Persian subtitles for viewers who want to follow the story in Farsi. The listing itself can be browsed without signing in, and K-Time's interface is built for a Farsi-first experience for Persian-speaking viewers.