Netflix has greenlit the restricted collection “Black Rabbit” starring Jason Bateman and Jude Legislation.

The collection was initially introduced as being in improvement on the streamer again in October 2022. With the greenlight announcement, it’s also confirmed that Cleopatra Coleman (“Insurgent Moon – Half One: A Youngster of Hearth”), Amaka Okafor (“Our bodies,” “The Responder”), Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (“Gangs of London,” “Gradual Horses”), and Dagmara Dominczyk (“Succession,” “The Misplaced Daughter”) will all star within the collection alongside Bateman and Legislation.

The official logline for the collection states, “When the proprietor of a New York Metropolis hotspot (Bateman) permits his turbulent brother (Legislation) again in his life, he opens the door to escalating risks that threaten to carry down every part he’s constructed.”

Zach Baylin and Kate Susman created the collection and function government producers. Bateman will direct the primary two episodes and government produce together with Michael Costigan beneath their Combination Movies banner. Legislation and Ben Jackson will government produce by way of Riff Raff Leisure. Andrew Hinderaker, Zac Frognowski, Justin Levy, and David Bernon additionally government produce.

Bateman and Combination are at present in a artistic partnership with Netflix. Bateman beforehand starred within the streamer’s hit crime drama “Ozark” and has a number of tasks within the works, together with a collection primarily based on the 2021 Esquire article “Daddy Ball” and the options “Carry On” and “Darkish Wire.”

Legislation is thought for roles in movies like “The Proficient Mr. Ripley,” “Nearer,” and “Chilly Mountain.” He has lately starred in exhibits like “The Younger Pope” and “The Third Day.” He will even lead the upcoming “Star Wars” collection “Skeleton Crew” at Disney+.

Bateman is repped by CAA, Lighthouse Administration + Media, and lawyer Tom Hoberman. Legislation is repped by CAA.