Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with tick, tick…BOOM!, an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who’s waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical. Days before he’s due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan, who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael, who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security; amidst an artistic community being ravaged by the AIDS epidemic. With the clock ticking, Jon is at a crossroads and faces the question everyone must reckon with: What are we meant to do with the time we have? tick, tick…BOOM! stars Academy Award nominee & Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Tony Award nominee Robin de Jesús, Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry, Emmy Award nominee Mj Rodriguez, Emmy Award winner Bradley Whitford, Tariq Trotter aka Black Thought of The Roots, with Emmy and Tony Award winner Judith Light, and Vanessa Hudgens. The film is written by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson, and produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard for Imagine Entertainment, Julie Oh, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. "Tick, Tick... Boom!" is the sound of your next musical obsession. Directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the upcoming film is the long-awaited adaptation of the classic off-Broadway musical and tells the semi-autobiographical story of Jonathan Larson, a young theater composer living in New York City in 1990. There are some exciting details you need to know about this exciting new musical before you check it out, from the creative talents involved to the true story behind the film. Here's what you should know before you watch "Tick, Tick... Boom!" Broadway icons | 0:00 A perfect cast | 1:31 Jonathan Larson's legacy | 2:58 Subscribe: https://bit.ly/36dnr0k​ Find Netflix Film Club on: ➡️INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/netflixfilm ➡️TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NetflixFilm About Netflix: Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with over 209 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments. Watch This Before You See Andrew Garfield In tick, tick...BOOM! | Netflix https://www.youtube.com/netflixfilmclub​ In Partnership With Looper https://www.youtube.com/c/looper​ https://www.looper.com/ On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.