The film stars Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, as well as Paul Sparks, Anna Camp, and Kyle Bornheimer, and follows a couple who go on the run after witnessing a murder.

Jibran wants them to turn themselves in, but Leilani argues that their unbelievable story and racial profiling will ensure they are blamed for the crime.

The two travel to an address taken from Edie which they believe is Bicycle's home, only to find an apartment full of frat boys.

Jibran and Leilani escape with one of the blackmail envelopes, which contains photos of the intended recipients attending what appears to be a meeting of a secret society.

They travel to the dinner party they were originally supposed to attend, tricking Leilani's co-worker Keith into unlocking Bicycle's phone, which contains an address to a black tie event.

Leilani and Jibran travel to the event, where all the attendees are wearing masks identical to those shown in the blackmail photos.

The two meet with Detective Martin, who reveals that Bicycle's pursuit and murder were caught on traffic cameras, and the two were being sought as witnesses, not suspects.

Jibran and Leilani are being driven home, but their driver is revealed to be Mustache, who truly is a police officer, but is also paid by the society to shield them from law enforcement.

In January 2019, it was announced Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae were set to star in the film, with Michael Showalter directing from a screenplay by Aaron Abrams, Brendan Gall, and Martin Gero.

[17] Writing for Rolling Stone, Peter Travers gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, and wrote, "Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani generate big laughs and a sense of genuine connection as a New Orleans couple on the skids who find out what they really mean to each other when a bunch of psychos try to kill them.

"[18] David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a "C−" grade, writing, "The truth is that The Lovebirds makes all too much sense on Netflix.