--- description: Get ready to stream the goofy guy in the bow tie title: Judd Apatow Will Produce "Pee-wee's Big Holiday" for Netflix image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt957819bf121188b1/698780b955a8592a5fa85fba/pee-wee-herman.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Judd Apatow Is Producing _Pee-wee's Big Holiday_ for Netflix by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 24, 2015 4:06 PM CUT  Paul Ruebens as Pee-wee Herman in 2003. Paul Ruebens as Pee-wee Herman in 2003.Peter Sorel—Warner Bros./Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 24, 2015 4:06 PM CUT Netflix announced in [December](http://variety.com/2014/film/news/judd-apatow-produced-pee-wee-herman-movie-heads-to-netflix-1201385808/ "undefined") that it would release a new Judd Apatow-produced Pee-wee Herman movie, and now we know the title: _Pee-wee’s Big Holiday._ Paul Reubens, who first introduced the character in [1977](http://www.npr.org/2010/11/11/131247235/pee-wee-herman-is-a-loner-a-rebel----and-back "undefined"), will star in the film, which Netflix says will tell the story of “a fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger” that “inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny.” John Lee, a director for _Broad City_ and _Inside Amy Schumer_, will helm the movie (his directorial debut for a feature film) and the screenplay was written by Reubens and Paul Rust (_Arrested Development_, _Comedy Bang! Bang!_). It’s been 38 years since Reubens debuted the character in a performance with the Los Angeles improv group The Groundlings, and it’s hard to predict whether his quirky sense of humor will still be a hit — especially after his personal brand was tarnished by several [sex scandals](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/theater/31peewee.html?pagewanted=all "undefined"). Nevertheless, he’s seen success with theatrical performances in character as Pee-wee Herman in New York and L.A. in recent years, and he’s been invited to play small roles on episodes of shows like _30 Rock_ and _The Blacklist_. Without the pressure of a theatrical release, Netflix may be his best shot at a major comeback — and for the binge-inclined, the service already offers [four Pee-wee movies](http://www.netflix.com/search/pee-wee "undefined") for streaming online. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3720335/pee-wees-big-holiday-judd-apatow-netflix/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3720335/pee-wees-big-holiday-judd-apatow-netflix/"},"headline":"Judd Apatow Is Producing Pee-wee's Big Holiday for Netflix","datePublished":"2015-02-24T16:06:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:39:50.713Z","description":"Get ready to stream the goofy guy in the bow tie","url":"https://time.com/3720335/pee-wees-big-holiday-judd-apatow-netflix/","keywords":["movies","Netflix","Judd Apatow"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt957819bf121188b1/698780b955a8592a5fa85fba/pee-wee-herman.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt957819bf121188b1/698780b955a8592a5fa85fba/pee-wee-herman.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pee-Wee's Big Adventure","caption":"Pee-Wee's Big Adventure","creditText":"Peter Sorel—Warner Bros./Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3720335/pee-wees-big-holiday-judd-apatow-netflix/","name":"Judd Apatow Is Producing Pee-wee's Big Holiday for Netflix"}}]}] ```