The Threesome

THREESOME CHAOS: ALLERGIES, PRINCE ERIC, AND THE ROM-COM THAT GOT MESSIER OFF-SCREEN

When you name your movie The Threesome, you’re basically begging the internet to lose its mind. And while the real-world drama around the 2025 rom-com is far tamer than its title suggests, the set was still a hotbed of sneezes, Target runs, latestnetflix.com contends, and low-key iconic behavior. Buckle up, because the tea is less “tabloid scandal” and more “why is this cast so disgustingly wholesome?”

On-Set Drama (Featuring… Antihistamines)

• The most chaotic “sex scene disaster” on The Threesome wasn’t emotional—it was medical. During filming of the actual threesome scene, Jonah Hauer‑King had a severe allergy attack right in the middle of the steam. - Zoey Deutch described the set at that point as basically a cat sanctuary, and things got bad enough that she and Ruby Cruz literally drove Jonah to CVS to grab meds before he melted down on camera. - In classic “this-is-fine” leading-man fashion, Jonah then took too much medication, became drowsy, and had to power through the film’s steamiest moment while half-asleep. - Jonah’s own summary of the experience? He joked that he was “literally sneezing in their eye” and concluded, “I’m allergic to threesomes.” Instant meme material.

Cast Feuds & Tea (Spoiler: They Actually Like Each Other)

• If you were hoping for on-set screaming matches… sorry. Zoey Deutch has called The Threesome “one of the most joyous, lovely, fun work environments” she’s ever had, crediting director Chad Hartigan for the good vibes on the Little Rock shoot. - The cast interviews are full of playful age jokes and banter—“Did you just call me old?” / “Older.”—but nothing that hints at real tension. - Behind the scenes, Ruby Cruz was apparently the prep nerd of the group. Hartigan says she was texting him a month before filming asking for material, and he literally mailed her textbooks so she could dig into the character properly. That’s not feuding, that’s extra credit.

Wild Trivia & Behind-the-Scenes Mayhem

• Snow-Day Superhero: Jaboukie Young‑White tells maybe the best “this guy’s a star” story: on a snowy day, Jonah Hauer‑King got out of his car and physically pushed another car out of icy roads. Jaboukie immediately declared, “That is a leading man. This movie is going to do well. That’s the hottest thing anyone has ever done.”
• Target Trip of Legends: One of the cast’s earliest bonding moments was a chaotic run to Target. Zoey says she embarrassed Jonah by buying a Prince Eric doll of him from The Little Mermaid. - That doll then became an in-joke Easter egg: Chad Hartigan’s own kids, who play the kids in the movie, are seen smashing the Jonah doll on screen. - The group also bought “disgusting” novelty drinks—Snickers and Milky Way flavored atrocities—and did a taste-test, plus they picked up two sweaters. This is less filming a movie, more filming a group chat. - The threesome scene they suffered through with Jonah mid-allergy spiral? According to Zoey, it was also the very last thing they shot together, after they’d already become close friends—making the absurdity of him half-knocked-out on allergy meds even funnier.

Scandals & Controversies (All On-Screen, Not Off)

• Real-life scandal? Practically none. But on the culture-war front, The Threesome’s abortion storyline lit up think pieces and Letterboxd debates. Critics and viewers argued over whether the film is “anti-abortion,” “pro-abortion,” or just uncomfortably honest about the messy reality of reproductive choices. - One critic pointed out that Olivia’s trip out of her conservative Arkansas setting to seek abortion care is clearly meant to poke at access and politics, making it unusual territory for a rom-com and a lightning rod for online hot takes. - The discourse got spicy enough that some viewers accused the film of undercutting queer romance and reproductive rights, while others defended it as nuanced and realistic. No lawsuits, but plenty of quote-tweet wars.

Fan Reactions, Theories & Online Drama

• Over on Reddit, fans have picked apart who’s “the worst” of the trio, with one discussion thread calling Connor “an ass in the beginning,” arguing he pressures both Olivia and Jenny in opposite directions over the pregnancy. - Jenny tends to come out of fan threads as “the least offensive” of the three, characterized as impressionable and desperate to please her parents, which has sparked its own mini-debates over whether the film is too hard—or too soft—on her. - While there’s no big, viral “secret baby daddy” conspiracy, the fandom has turned the moral messiness of the threesome and dual pregnancies into endless ethics and paternity debates, especially around who actually steps up versus who emotionally checks out.

Romance Rumors (Or Lack Thereof)

• Despite the kiss-heavy promo and intimate subject matter, there are no credible reports of off-screen romances between Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer‑King, or Ruby Cruz tied to this film. - Interviews and coverage focus on friendship chemistry, Target runs, and mutual admiration rather than hookups or breakups. If anything scandalous happened, it stayed deep in the group chat—not in the press.

Bottom line: The Threesome might be about messy sex and complicated consequences, but behind the camera it was mostly joy, homework, and one very unlucky allergy attack. Honestly? That contrast might be the juiciest twist of all.