All of You streams on Apple TV, examines soulmate testing and love

All of You, a near‑future romcom‑drama written by and starring Brett Goldstein and led by Imogen Poots, begins streaming on Apple TV on Sept. 26. The film, directed and co‑written by William Bridges, follows two lifelong friends whose bond is tested when one submits to a commercially marketed soulmate test that promises to reveal a person’s true match.

Set over roughly 12 years, the story opens with Simon, played by Goldstein, accompanying his university friend Laura, played by Poots, to a Soul Connex testing center. Laura takes the test, later marries the man she is matched with, played by Steven Cree, and appears to build a stable family life. Simon refuses to be tested and remains convinced he is the person Laura is meant to be. As the narrative fast‑forwards across months and years, the two reconnect, an affair ignites and the film examines whether technology can resolve or complicate questions of desire and commitment.

Goldstein said many viewers see the story as personal because most people have a friendship that feels like more than friendship. “There’s someone in their life that is not their partner that they have a connection that feels more than friends,” he said....