Black Rabbit
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- Kate Susman
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- Zach Baylin
- Kate Susman
- Jude Law
- Jason Bateman
- Ben Jackson
- Michael Costigan
- Andrew Hinderaker
- Zac Frognowski
- Justin Levy
- David Bernon
- Erica Kay
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Black Rabbit is an upcoming drama television miniseries created by Zach Baylin and Kate Susman for Netflix starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman.
Black Rabbit is scheduled to be released by Netflix in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/netflix-2025-series-slate-stranger-things-wednesday-squid-game-black-mirror-1236272318/|title=Netflix 2025 Series Slate: New Seasons Of ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Black Mirror’ & More|first=Katie|last=Campione|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 30, 2025|accessdate=January 30, 2025|archive-date=January 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130141747/https://deadline.com/2025/01/netflix-2025-series-slate-stranger-things-wednesday-squid-game-black-mirror-1236272318/|url-status=live}}
Premise
When the owner of a New York City hotspot (Law) allows his chaotic brother (Bateman) back in his life, he opens the door to escalating dangers that threaten to bring down everything he’s built.{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/black-rabbit|title=Everything We Know About Jason Bateman and Jude Law's New Series Black Rabbit |first=Stephan|last=Lee|website=Netflix|date=May 23, 2024|accessdate=May 26, 2024|archive-date=|archive-url=}}
Cast
- Jude Law as Jake Friedken
- Jason Bateman as Vince Friedken
- Cleopatra Coleman as Estelle, an esteemed interior designer
- Amaka Okafor as Roxie, an ambitious New York chef
- Sope Dirisu as Wes, a prominent musician and entrepreneur
- Dagmara Domińczyk as Val, an affluent New York philanthropist and Jake’s ex-wife
- Chris Coy as Babbit, a low-level bookie
- Troy Kotsur as Joe Mancuso, a local bookie with ties to organized crime and to the brothers’ past
- Abbey Lee as Anna, a formidable NYC bartender
- Odessa Young as Gen, an East Village tattoo artist with a connection to the brothers
- Robin de Jesús as Tony, a talented NYC chef
- Amir Malaklou as Naveen, an investor in Jake’s businesses
- Don Harvey as Matt, an old school Brooklyn bartender
- Forrest Weber as Junior, a hotheaded criminal
- Francis Benhamou as Lisa Klein, a journalist with New York magazine
- Gus Birney as Mel Whitney, an aspiring actor and host
- John Ales as Jules Zablonski, a renowned NYC artist
- Steve Witting as Andy, a credit card processor and money lender
- Morgan Spector as Campbell, a high powered lawyer
- Daniel Wright Jr as Head chef
Production
The series was announced in 2022 with Zach Baylin and Kate Susman having created for Netflix with Jude Law and Jason Bateman set in the lead roles and executive producers alongside Baylin and Susman.{{cite web|accessdate=18 March 2024|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/jason-bateman-jude-law-black-rabbit-limited-series-netflix-zach-baylin-1235156524/|title= Jason Bateman & Jude Law To Headline & EP 'Black Rabbit' Limited Series In Works At Netflix With Bateman Set To Direct|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=October 27, 2022}}{{cite web|website=Variety|access-date=18 March 2024|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jason-bateman-jude-law-netflix-black-rabbit-1235416111/|date= October 27, 2022|title=Jason Bateman and Jude Law to Develop Limited Series 'Black Rabbit' at Netflix as Stars and EPs|first=Selome|last=Hailu}}
Executive producers also include Michael Costigan for Aggregate Films and Ben Jackson via Riff Raff Entertainment. Andrew Hinderaker, Zac Frognowski, Justin Levy, David Bernon, and Erica Kay also executive produce. Jason Bateman is also directing episodes of the series.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jason-bateman-jude-law-limited-series-black-rabbit-netflix-1235942193/|website=Variety|date= March 14, 2024|title=Jason Bateman, Jude Law Limited Series 'Black Rabbit' Ordered at Netflix|first=Joe|last=Otterson}} Directors also include Laura Linney, Justin Kurzel and Ben Semanoff.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/laura-linney-justin-kurzel-ben-semanoff-directors-jason-bateman-jude-law-netflix-series-black-rabbit-1236014585/|website=Variety|accessdate=24 May 2024|date= May 23, 2024 |title=Laura Linney, Justin Kurzel, Ben Semanoff to Direct Jason Bateman & Jude Law's Netflix Series 'Black Rabbit'|first= Joe|last= Otterson}}
In March 2024, Cleopatra Coleman was confirmed in the cast alongside Amaka Okafor, Sope Dirisu and Dagmara Dominczyk in unconfirmed roles.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jason-bateman-jude-law-netflix-limited-series-1235852675/|first=Rick|last=Porter|title= Jason Bateman-Jude Law Drama 'Black Rabbit' Gets Netflix Green Light|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=14 March 2024|accessdate=18 March 2024}} Additional casting including Chris Coy, Troy Kotsur, Abbey Lee, Odessa Young and Robin de Jesús was announced in April.{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Chris Coy Joins Netflix Limited Series Black Rabbit, David Robert Mitchell's Flowervale Street |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/chris-coy-joins-black-rabbit-flowervale-street-1235899225/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=30 April 2024 |date=April 30, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Cordero |first1=Rosy |title=Black Rabbit Limited Series Adds 11 Including Troy Kotsur, Abbey Lee, Odessa Young & Robin De Jesus |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/black-rabbit-limited-series-cast-troy-kotsur-abbey-lee-odessa-young-robin-de-jesus-1235899836/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=30 April 2024 |date=April 30, 2024}}
Filming began on location New York in April 2024 {{cite web|url=https://thecinemaholic.com/black-rabbit-jude-law-jason-bateman/|accessdate=18 March 2024|website=Cinemaholic|title=Jude Law and Jason Bateman's Black Rabbit Begins Filming in New York in April|first=Harsh|last=Vardhan|date=December 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url= https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/black-rabbit-jude-law-netflix-series-everything-we-know-so-far/|website=Whats on Netflix|accessdate=25 April 2024|title= Jason Bateman and Jude Law Netflix Series 'Black Rabbit': Everything We Know|first=Tigran|last= Asatryan|date=April 24, 2024 }} utilizing the long-closed Bridge Cafe.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|23055142}}
{{Netflix original upcoming series}}
Category:Upcoming American television series
Category:Upcoming drama television series
Category:2025 American television series debuts
Category:Upcoming Netflix original programming
Category:2020s American drama television miniseries
Category:American English-language television shows