Star Wars and Ferrari actor Adam Driver is set to lead Rabbit, Rabbit, a psychological drama series for Netflix revolving around a hostage crisis.
Rabbit, Rabbit is “set at a truck stop in southern Illinois. When an escaped convict is cornered by law enforcement at a truck stop, he takes hostages in an effort to bargain for his freedom. But the standoff soon escalates into an unmanageable social experiment with his captives, as well as an emotional poker match with a veteran FBI Crisis Negotiator trained in ‘tactical empathy.'”
The series is described as being in the style of Dog Day Afternoon, the 1975 film led by Al Pacino and John Cazale where they played bank robbers whose robbery turns into a tense day-long hostage situation. There is no word yet as to whether Driver will play the hostage taker or negotiator in the series.
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Rabbit, Rabbit has been created by Peter Craig (Top Gun: Maverick) with Philip Barantini directing. Barantini most recently made waves after directing Netflix’s drama Adolescence with its one-take format of filming, earning several nominations and awards for Barantini and actors Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper.
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