Netflix Buys Joel Coen's Jack of Spades for Fall 2027 Release
The gothic mystery set in the Scottish Highlands stars Patsy Ferran, Josh O'Connor, Damian Lewis and Lesley Manville, and will hit theaters before streaming.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Joel Coen's Jack of Spades, the streamer announced. The film will open in theaters in fall 2027 before streaming on Netflix, according to Deadline.
Coen directs the film, described as a sinister gothic mystery of intrigue and betrayal set in the Scottish Highlands. The screenplay is by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Eleanor Catton and Conor McPherson, based on Frances Frederica Montrésor's 1901 novel The Alien: A Story of Middle Age.
Patsy Ferran, Josh O'Connor, Damian Lewis and Lesley Manville star. Bruno Delbonnel is the cinematographer and Carter Burwell, a longtime Coen collaborator, is the composer.
Producers are Robert Graf, Frances McDormand, Joel Coen and Steven Rales for Indian Paintbrush, and Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin for Blueprint Pictures. Donald MacKinnon executive produces. UTA represented the sale.
Coens' streaming history
The Coen Brothers' western anthology The Ballad of Buster Scruggs was released on Netflix in 2018 and received three Oscar nominations. Joel Coen later directed The Tragedy of Macbeth for Apple, starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand; Ethan Coen directed the crime comedies Drive-Away Dolls and Honey Don't!.
Quick answers
When will Jack of Spades be released?
The film is set for a fall 2027 theatrical release, followed by streaming on Netflix.
Who stars in Jack of Spades?
Patsy Ferran, Josh O'Connor, Damian Lewis and Lesley Manville star in the film directed by Joel Coen.
What is Jack of Spades based on?
It is based on Frances Frederica Montrésor's 1901 novel The Alien: A Story of Middle Age.