In the 1990s, Meg Ryan ruled the romantic comedy. With thick knits, quick wits and effortlessly styled hair, Ryan became the epitome of the modern American woman searching for love… and not settling for anything less.

From her own modern take on Pride & Prejudice’s Elizabeth Bennet in You’ve Got Mail to her long-standing collaboration with Nora Ephron after the success of When Harry Met Sally, Ryan’s films have gone down in romcom history and garnered a cult classic status afforded to very few others.

Now, after a 14-year hiatus from the genre, Ryan is back at the helm of a romcom that she stars in, co-wrote and produced. Need we say more?

Ryan plays Willa, who is snowed in at a local airport and happens to run into her ex-boyfriend, Bill (David Duchovny). After decades apart, the duo reconnect and explore what could have been and what might still be between them…

The trailer set our hearts a-flutter with a long-lost optimism for modern dating and chance meetings, as it promises the “cheeky magic of Ryan’s romcoms of the 90s”.

What Happens Later is released on 3 November in the US, with a UK release date still to be confirmed.

To get into the spirit while we wait for the Ryanaissance, it’s time to revisit some of Meg’s best romantic comedies.

From You’ve Got Mail to When Harry Met Sally: 7 of the best Meg Ryan romantic comedies