Netflix has done it again—the streamer just dropped a thunderbolt of an update on its newest prestige project, and cinephiles are already vibrating. Ira Levin’s iconic thriller The Boys From Brazil is officially coming to Netflix, and the announcement arrived with a caption so packed with talent, it feels like a Hollywood gift basket. Adapted by the brilliant Peter Morgan and directed by Alex Gabassi, the new five-part historical thriller is shaping up to be one of those “cancel all your weekend plans” kind of shows.
And then there’s that cast. Jeremy Strong, fresh from corporate warfare in Succession, now diving into psychological warfare? Sign us up. August Diehl—always excellent in morally murky roles—joins him, along with scene-stealer Daniel Brühl, who has never delivered a boring performance in his entire career. And topping it all off is the incomparable Gillian Anderson, who could read a grocery list and still make it feel like prestige television.
But Netflix didn’t stop there. The series also brings aboard Shira Haas, an actress who can express more in one glance than most people manage in a full paragraph, and Lizzy Caplan, whose range goes from chaotic comedy to razor-sharp drama without missing a beat. In other words: this lineup is STACKED.
For anyone who has read Ira Levin’s novel—or watched the 1978 film—the title alone promises dark intrigue, shadowy conspiracies, and the kind of historical paranoia that feels way too close for comfort. With Peter Morgan adapting (yes, the same mastermind behind The Crown and Frost/Nixon), we’re probably getting something tense, elegant, unsettling, and dangerously addictive.
As far as first announcements go, this one hits like a perfectly timed plot twist. A classic thriller, a masterful writer, a stylish director, and a cast that could power an entire awards season? Netflix clearly isn’t playing around. If you weren’t excited before…you probably are now.