Ali Wong, Keanu Reeves movie filming in San Francisco

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 11: Ali Wong speaks onstage at the "Netflix is a Joke" Panel at Netflix FYSEE at Raleigh Studios on May 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 11: Ali Wong speaks onstage at the "Netflix is a Joke" Panel at Netflix FYSEE at Raleigh Studios on May 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images For Netflix Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images For Netflix Image 1 of / 49 Caption Close Ali Wong, Keanu Reeves movie filming in San Francisco 1 / 49 Back to Gallery

Filming for the Netflix comedy "Always Be My Maybe" kicked off in San Francisco on Sunday and will continue through the week.

Film crews overtook 19th and 22nd avenues at Fulton Street in the Richmond District all day Sunday. They'll continue to film scenes for the romantic comedy, to be released by Netflix in 2019, through July 26, said Susannah Robbins, executive director of the San Francisco Film Commission.

Robbins said filming locations include the Fairmont Hotel, Golden Gate Park, the Contemporary Jewish Museum, Chinatown, the Palace of Fine Arts, UN Plaza, as well as sights in the Haight, Central Richmond District and along the Embarcadero.

Directed by Nahnatchka Khan, the film stars San Francisco native Ali Wong and "Fresh Off the Boat" star Randall Park. Other stars include Keanu Reeves, Lyrics Born (another SF native), Michelle Buteau, Vivian Bang, Karan Soni, Charlyne Yi, Daniel Dae Kim, James Saito and Susan Park.

The movie follows two childhood sweethearts who reconnect 15 years later. Wong plays a celebrity chef, and her love interest (Park) is a struggling musician still living with his parents. Wong and Park are also writers and producers on the project.

Wong was born in Pacific Heights and graduated from San Francisco University High School, where she was student body president. Wong has said she got her start in standup at San Francisco's Brainwash Cafe and rose to widespread fame with her Netflix special "Baby Cobra." Brainwash, a cafe and laundromat known for its open mic nights, closed in 2017.

Richmond District resident George Williams said he received a letter from a Netflix location scout back in April alerting neighbors of the upcoming project. The inquiry said production sought a "great avenue house with a view of the neighborhood from the stairs, for one of our main characters."

Williams said crews spent all day filming around his home on Sunday and some equipment remained Monday morning. Twitter users reported seeing a director's chair emblazoned with "Ali Wong," but Williams said he regrettably "didn't see any famous people."

Michelle Robertson is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at mrobertson@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @mrobertsonsf.