From the opening minutes of Netflix’s Don’t Say Good Luck, it’s clear the spring of 2026 is going to be big in the life of high school sophomore Sophie Birenbaum (Sunny Sandler).

A consummate theater kid, she’s been practicing and practicing her audition number for the school’s production of Waitress. She looks forward to the long hours of rehearsal alongside her BFF and her crush, to capping off yet another school year with the rush of opening night.

Don't Say Good Luck

The Bottom Line

A sensitive snapshot of coming-of-age amid grief.