Rodriguez will play Chicago sportswriter Mack and Wayans Jr. will star as her best friend, Adam.
Players centers on Chicago sportswriter Mack (Rodriguez), who has spent years devising successful hook-up “plays” with her best friend Adam (Wayans).
Netflix’s upcoming romantic comedy Players has added Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) and Damon Wayans Jr. (Happy Endings), who will attempt to fight romantic fate in the film (via Variety).
Rodriguez and Wayans Jr. will join Tom Ellis (Lucifer) in the feature. Rodriguez’s recent credits also include Carmen Sandiego, Big Mouth, Miss Bala, Annihilation, and Deepwater Horizon.