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Netflix is just pumping out prestige limited series.
With buzzy hits like Adolescence, American Primeval, Zero Day, and Sirens still fresh in our queues, the streamer has now teased another contender for your next binge: a slick-looking thriller starring Jason Bateman and Jude Law, dropping soon.
The eight-episode series, Black Rabbit, dives headfirst into the murky depths of New York City nightlife — think glitter, secrets, and more tension than a family WhatsApp group during the holidays. It premieres on September 18, and from the looks of things, it’s custom-built for fans of slow-burn chaos and brooding brotherly beef.
Bateman and Law play Vince and Jake Friedkin, siblings who turned a Manhattan restaurant into a scene-y hotspot. Jake’s the charming show pony up front, while Vince is the quiet storm behind the curtain. But when Vince unexpectedly returns to help run the place, let’s just say the knives come out, and not just in the kitchen.
What follows looks like a psychological game of tug-of-war, with egos, history, and deep-seated dysfunction thrown in for good measure. As Bateman told Netflix’s Tudum: “Everybody’s either got a sibling, or a friendship where you love being with one another, but it’s kind of dangerous.” You can practically hear the subtext hissing.
Behind the scenes, it’s just as stacked. Black Rabbit is co-created by Zach Baylin (King Richard got him an Oscar nod) and Kate Susman, with Bateman pulling double duty as lead and director of the first two episodes. And in a delicious Ozark reunion, Laura Linney is stepping behind the camera to direct episodes three and four, so expect intensity with a side of elegance.
The restaurant, by the way, isn’t just set dressing. It’s a pressure cooker of power, identity, and ambition — or as Baylin put it: “A meeting place for all different kinds of people and a second home to others.” Basically, it’s less Applebee’s and more emotional battlefield.
Dark, stylish, and packed with talent, Black Rabbit is shaping up to be the kind of twisty, broody series that Netflix practically built its throne on. Part family drama, part psychological thriller, and 100% on our must-watch radar.
[Source: BGR]
