Bookends

Bookends

2026•1h 39m

DramaComedy

Nate is an excitable millennial novelist forced to leave his fabulous city life behind and move in with his grandparents after a bad breakup. But when his Holocaust-surviving grandfather Saul shows signs of cognitive decline and his grandmother Miriam refuses to acknowledge her husband’s early signs of dementia, Nate finds himself torn between his desire to escape retirement community life, family responsibilities, and an unexpected romance with his grandparents’ doctor.

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Production

Story Mill Entertainment, 5X Media

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Noam Ash

Noam Ash

Nate

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Saul Cohen

Caroline Aaron

Caroline Aaron

Miriam Cohen

Charlie Barnett

Charlie Barnett

Dr. Daniel Green

Jared Reinfeldt

Jared Reinfeldt

Rory

Frank Iriele

Gary

Jazelle Villanueva

Jazelle Villanueva

Sarah

Spencer Belko

Spencer Belko

Matt

Grant Gable

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