Watch Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney in the new trailer for Bad Education

Bad Education is a new comedy-drama film, directed by Cory Finley (Thoroughbreds), from a screenplay by Mike Makowsky (I Think We’re Alone Now).

It stars Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, Ray Romano, Geraldine Viswanathan, Alex Wolff, Kayli Carter, and Rafael Casal.

Based on a true story, a student reporter starts to trace embezzlement at the Roslyn School District, in Long Island after the assistant superintendent makes a crucial mistake that hints at corruption that spans over a decade.

Dr. Frank Tassone, played by Hugh Jackman serves as the superintendent of the district that he led to be the fourth-best in the country. He’s forced to deal with the fallout of this scandal and attempts to protect others – and himself.

The film is based on real-life events that occurred at writer and co-producer Mike Makowsky’s high school during the time he was a student there.

You can read our reviews of the film here and here.

The film hits HBO on 25th April 2020.