{"id":14025,"date":"2025-08-21T14:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/14025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:29:12","slug":"black-rabbit-is-a-twisted-new-thriller-starring-jason-bateman-jude-law-as-brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/14025\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Rabbit is a twisted new thriller starring Jason Bateman &#038; Jude Law as brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\"> Jason Bateman and Jude Law will play estranged brothers in Black Rabbit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/uk\/netflix-tv-shows-films-documentaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/uk\/netflix-tv-shows-films-documentaries\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Netflix&#039;s\" data-node-id=\"1.3\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Netflix&#8217;s<\/a> new limited series that dives into the dark side of New York City\u2019s nightlife. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Set in an exclusive downtown club, the show follows the chaotic lives of two brothers who built the scene &#8211; and are now struggling to survive it. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/uk\/entertainment\/a38939792\/ozark-ruth-langmore-mother\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/uk\/entertainment\/a38939792\/ozark-ruth-langmore-mother\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Ozark&#039;s\" data-node-id=\"5.1\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ozark&#8217;s<\/a> Bateman and Mr. Ripley star Law at the centre, Black Rabbit is shaping up to be our ultimate autumn TV obsession.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">And we haven&#8217;t got long to wait, with the eight-part series launching this September.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Read on for everything you need to know.<\/p>\n<p>Black Rabbit release date<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Black Rabbit starts on Netflix on <strong data-node-id=\"15.2\">Thursday 1<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"15.3\">8th September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">All eight episodes in the series will be available to stream from 8am GMT.<\/p>\n<p>What is Black Rabbit about?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"20\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Black Rabbit follows two estranged brothers who are running a secretive downtown club as tensions &#8211; and secrets &#8211; spiral out of control.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">The official synopsis reads: &#8220;Jake Friedkin (Jude Law) is the charismatic owner of Black Rabbit, a restaurant and VIP lounge, poised to become the hottest spot in New York. But when his brother, Vince (Jason Bateman), returns to the business unexpectedly, trouble soon follows; opening the door to old traumas and new dangers that threaten to bring down everything they\u2019ve built. Black Rabbit is a propulsive thrill ride and character examination about the way an unbreakable bond between two brothers can shatter their world and everything in its orbit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"jude law and jason bateman in black rabbit\" title=\"Jude Law and Jason Bateman in Black Rabbit\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jude-law-and-jason-bateman-in-black-rabbit-68a704eac6746.png\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-theme-key=\"base-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/uk\/entertainment\/a65859156\/black-rabbit-netflix-release-date\/&amp;description=- CosmopolitanUK&amp;media=https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/jude-law-and-jason-bateman-in-black-rabbit-68a704eac6746.png?resize=1600:*\" class=\"pinterest css-on9hn5 e1c1bym14\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-dynamic-svg=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/social\/pinterest.e8cf655.svg?primary=%2523ffffff\" loading=\"lazy\" data-testid=\"dynamic-svg-base\" height=\"auto\" width=\"auto\" alt=\"pinterest\" class=\"css-4lml0h e1mlxuuw1\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Netflix<\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">&#8220;It\u2019s a very interesting world,&#8221; Law &#8211;  who, alongside Bateman and creators Zach Baylin and Kate Susman, executive produced Black Rabbit \u2014 told Tudum. &#8220;At the heart, I hope [audiences] are hooked by the complicated, loving, volatile relationship of these two brothers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"28\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Bateman, who directed the first two episodes, added:  &#8220;It\u2019s really about these brothers who love each other but don\u2019t match &#8211;  one\u2019s a screw-up, and the other is much more buttoned up. Everybody can relate to that. Everybody\u2019s either got a sibling, or a friendship where you love being with one another, but it\u2019s kind of dangerous; where that person usually gets you in trouble, but they\u2019re really exciting to be around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Black Rabbit cast<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"jason bateman in black rabbit\" title=\"Jason Bateman in Black Rabbit\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/black-rabbit-68a705999665f.png\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-theme-key=\"base-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/uk\/entertainment\/a65859156\/black-rabbit-netflix-release-date\/&amp;description=- CosmopolitanUK&amp;media=https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/black-rabbit-68a705999665f.png?resize=1600:*\" class=\"pinterest css-on9hn5 e1c1bym14\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-dynamic-svg=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/social\/pinterest.e8cf655.svg?primary=%2523ffffff\" loading=\"lazy\" data-testid=\"dynamic-svg-base\" height=\"auto\" width=\"auto\" alt=\"pinterest\" class=\"css-4lml0h e1mlxuuw1\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Netflix<\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"32\" class=\"css-1wk73g0 emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"32.0\">Jude Law as Jake Friedken<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.1\">Jason Bateman as Vince Friedken<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.2\">Cleopatra Coleman as Estelle<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.3\">Amaka Okafor as Roxie<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.4\">Sope Dirisu as Wes<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.5\">Dagmara Domi\u0144czyk as Val<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.6\">Chris Coy as Babbit<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.7\">Troy Kotsur as Joe Mancuso<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.8\">Abbey Lee as Anna<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.9\">Odessa Young as Gen<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.10\">Robin de Jes\u00fas as Tony<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.11\">Amir Malaklou as Naveen<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.12\">Don Harvey as Matt<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.13\">Forrest Weber as Junior<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.14\">Francis Benhamou as Lisa Klein<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.15\">Gus Birney as Mel Whitney<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.16\">John Ales as Jules Zablonski<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.17\">Steve Witting as Andy<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"32.18\">Morgan Spector as Campbell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"33\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Black Rabbit starts on Netflix on 18th September.<\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jason Bateman and Jude Law will play estranged brothers in Black Rabbit, Netflix&#8217;s new limited series that dives&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14026,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[341,13057,343,18,117,19,17,342,327,13056],"class_list":{"0":"post-14025","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-content-type-news","9":"tag-contentid-74a002d3-433e-40fe-9dc9-cbfa7f3baa42","10":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","11":"tag-eire","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-ie","14":"tag-ireland","15":"tag-locale-gb","16":"tag-movies","17":"tag-shorttitle-black-rabbit-is-the-netflixs-new-twister-thriller"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}