BLACKPINK’s LISA crossed a decisive threshold exactly a year ago. In 2025, she made her on-screen acting debut with HBO’s The White Lotus, stepping into one of television’s most scrutinized ensembles. The move marked a carefully calibrated transition from global pop dominance to prestige storytelling. Critics singled out her composure and screen presence, praising her ability to hold her own in a cast stacked with seasoned actors.

That debut did not linger as a one-off experiment. Almost immediately, LISA’s next acting chapter slipped into development, signaling that her pivot to film and television was strategic rather than symbolic. But her next step may be the most unexpected yet.

If The White Lotus introduced LISA as a dramatic performer, her upcoming Netflix project aims to reframe her entirely. Netflix itself framed the announcement playfully, declaring the arrival of her “LALISA ROM-COM ERA,” a phrase that instantly ignited online anticipation.

LISA is set to star in a new Notting Hill-inspired romantic comedy feature for Netflix, written by Katie Silberman, whose fingerprints are all over the streamer’s modern rom-com renaissance.

With Set It Up, Silberman helped revive Netflix’s modern rom-com wave, and her work on Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart later earned recognition from both the WGA and BAFTA for its screenplay.

The project will be produced by David Bernad through his Middle Child Productions banner, with Silberman also producing under her exclusive, multi-year creative partnership with Netflix. Alice Kang and LISA herself will serve as executive producers, reinforcing her growing influence behind the camera as well as in front of it.

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But the origin of the film is as personal as it is cinematic.

While the official logline remains tightly under wraps, sources close to the production reveal that the film’s premise was conceived organically. David Bernad and LISA reportedly developed the idea while working together on The White Lotus, bonding over their shared affection for Notting Hill, the 1999 romantic comedy that immortalized Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.

That sense of intimacy appears baked into the project’s DNA. Rather than chasing formula, the team is aiming for a character-driven romance shaped by nostalgia, modern celebrity culture, and emotional sincerity, hallmarks of Katie Silberman’s best work.

As one of K-pop’s most influential figures transitions into a new cinematic chapter, the question is not whether LISA can lead a rom-com, but how she will redefine it. 

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