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Ripple Trailer: Ian Harding and Sydney Agudong Star in Netflix’s New Heartfelt Drama (Exclusive)

Produced by the same studio as ‘The Hunting Wives,’ the new Netflix drama premieres Dec. 3

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Netflix’s Ripple will be released on the streaming platform on Wednesday, Dec. 3
The drama series follows four strangers whose lives intertwine after a chance encounter with a blue stone
PEOPLE exclusively premieres the heartfelt trailer for the drama series

Get ready for your new Netflix binge.

PEOPLE can exclusively share the trailer of the upcoming Netflix series, Ripple. All eight episodes of the heartfelt drama produced by Lionsgate (the same studio that produced The Hunting Wives and The Studio) will release on the streaming platform on Wednesday, Dec. 3.

“The series follows four strangers — Walter, Kris, Nate and Aria — who have unknowingly crossed paths many times but never met. As they each face life’s challenges, their actions create a ripple effect that ultimately connects them,” per an official synopsis.

Frankie Faison, Ian Harding, Julia Chan and Sydney Agudong in ‘Ripple’.Lionsgate

It continues, “Because of the seemingly minuscule decisions these core four make in the pilot, we’ll witness the ripple effect of how these strangers, all dealing with life’s challenges in their own way, are led to one another. The message of this show is: just wait for the rainbow. Some of the best things in life can’t happen without the storm.”

The trailer begins with idyllic clips of New York City as a voice asks, “Far beyond the grids, weaving through the traffic and crowds, what if we were all a part of something larger?”

Julia Chan.Lionsgate

As it continues, the viewer is introduced to the four main characters: Aria, an aspiring musician, Kris, an ex record label executive, Nate, a lung cancer patient, and Walter, a widower. The four are all united through their encounters with a blue stone, connecting through life’s ups and downs.

Created by Michele Giannusa, the show was inspired by “one unexpected moment that changed her life.”

Julia Chan and Ian Harding.Lionsgate

Ripple is set in Giannusa’s hometown and touches on the one lesson that she holds close: “unpredictable moments can alter our lives in profound ways.”

Netflix’s drama series ‘Ripple’.Lionsgate

The eight-episode series stars Frankie Faison as Walter, Julia Chan as Kris, Ian Harding as Nate and Sydney Agudong as Aria.

“It’s a curious thing, this idea of timing, we move in and out of each other’s lives sometimes by choice and sometimes we don’t get to chose,” says Nate.

Frankie Faison.Lionsgate

Elsewhere in the trailer, Kris helps Aria “secure a spot” to perform her music, Nate and Kris spend time together and Walter says a local bar has become his Cheers. “It is quite remarkable you know, how important you all have become to me,” Walter says.

“When things get bleak, you just have to focus on things that bring you joy,” says Nate. “Maybe our journey’s only just beginning.”

Ripple premieres on Wednesday, Dec. 3 on Netflix.