Budswas supposed to be the Netflix comedy sensation of 2025, but the announcement was a hoax from a serial Facebook prankster. Set to star Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey, that pairing alone spun people’s heads.Jim Carrey is the comedy movie titanof his generation, and the only actor who could be well-argued to challenge him is Adam Sandler. The only reason Carrey feels more iconic of the era is because he went the dramatic route early in his career, whileSandler continued making comedies. They’re probably tied, all things considered.
Despite their star power and Sandler’s propensity to work alongside other comic actors, he and Carrey have never shared the screen before. If there was one place they were going to do it, Netflix would be it. Eventhe worst Netflix original moviesattract major stars, thanks in large part to the massive budgets they somehow keep throwing into their projects. Just recently, the streamer spent $320 million onThe Electric State. It’s not impossible to consider the streamer would shell out the money needed for a Carrey-Sandler pairing.
The Buds Netflix Series Poster Is Fake & There’s No Official Confirmation It’s Happening
A Facebook Prank Page Shared The Original Announcement
The rumors aboutBudscame from a Facebook post from@YODA_BBY_ABY, a prank/joke Facebook page.On June 13, 2025, they shared a fake AI-generated poster of Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey smiling in a cafétogether with the title of the movie, “BUDS” hovering above them in capital letters made from marijuana plants, a play on “buds” meaning friends and a slang term for marijuana. The caption says,
“NEW COMEDY SERIES!!! ADAM AND JIM!!!
Coming to Netflix in June 2025, it’s BUDS - the comedy series where Jim Carrey as Jim Harris and Adam Sandler as Adam Klein, two lifelong buds, turn their dreams into green reality by opening The Giggle Garden in the heart of NYC. Follow these two as they navigate the wild, wacky world of legal green, dealing with city life’s unique challenges, from battling regulations to outsmarting rivals, all while keeping the laughs coming. It’s 10 episodes of pure, uncut comedy - don’t miss it, only on Netflix.
Not Real. For entertainment Purposes only.”
It seems that a lot of people missed that last line because many of the comments on the post suggest people thinkBudsis a real, upcoming show.One source suggests thatBudshas an $800 million budget, but that may be a figure taken from a repost of a repost (viaSoapCentral).@YODA_BBY_ABYgoes with the less-is-more approach, not providing too much information, which could give away the game if investigated too closely.
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Unfortunately for fans of the actors and comedy TV shows in general, there has been zero discussion about a show between the two from either Sandler, Carrey, or Netflix. There’s certainly little chance of Netflix spending $800 million on a series, which would make it the most expensive TV show ever,topping evenThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. It would be unlikely that Netflix would ever drop that much money on a 10-episode series and as much money as Carrey and Sandler would fetch, $800 million sounds like far too much.
We Likely Won’t Ever See An Adam Sandler & Jim Carrey Collaboration
Carrey And Sandler Are Busy On Their Own Paths
There are some reasons why this miniseries did catch people’s attention, because, on some level, it does sound plausible.Adam Sandler does have a big multi-picture deal with Netflix, and who is to say that it would be impossible for a comedy series to somehow be written into the contract? However, it still seems highly unlikely that this project would ever get produced.Carrey previously announced his retirement in 2022, and while that didn’t totally stick, he only seems interested in makingSonicmovies.
Despite his “Sonic-only” run for the last couple of years, Carrey is involved with the upcoming David Robert Mitchell movieEvergreen Pines and the Fading Summer. Sandler continues to be a prolific worker, and has three upcoming movies, includingHappy Gilmore 2,Jay Kelly, and an untitled Safdie brothers reunion. There’s a lot on both of their dockets, but nothing that indicatesBudsis real.
