Alex North’s seriously acclaimed mystery The Whisper Man has been slowly labored on behind the curtain for some of years after it became optioned through the Russo Brothers in 2018. We’re now listening to that the undertaking is tied to Netflix.
First launched in August 2019, The Whisper Man became optioned through The Russo Brothers the summer time season earlier than it became even launched. It comes from British creator Alex North who has loved fulfillment with books like Afraid of the Light and The Shadows.
ScreenDaily became first to record at the ee-e book being optioned 4 years in the past including that “AGBO president of manufacturing Mike Larocca (pictured some distance left subsequent to Joe and Anthony Russo, and Todd Makurath) and vice-president Malcolm Gray will function govt producers.”
When the ee-e book became optioned creator Alex North said: “As an considerable fan of Joe and Anthony Russo’s film-making, I am genuinely thrilled to be operating with AGBO to convey The Whisper Man to the screen. I can’t consider a higher domestic for it.”
Now, arising on 4 years later, we’ve discovered that the undertaking is presently being eyed for improvement and next launch at Netflix. A new submitting visible through What’s on Netflix tied the undertaking to Netflix as of February 2022.
What’s The Whisper Man about?
Here’s a difficult concept of what you could assume way to a synopsis furnished through GoodReads:
“In this darkish, suspenseful mystery, Alex North weaves a multi-generational story of a father and son stuck withinside the crosshairs of an research to seize a serial killer preying on a small town.
After the surprising demise of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a sparkling begin will assist him and his younger son Jake heal. A new beginning, a brand new house, a brand new town: Featherbank.
But Featherbank has a darkish past. Twenty years in the past, a serial killer kidnapped and murdered 5 residents. Until Frank Carter became in the end stuck, he became nicknamed “The Whisper Man,” for he might entice his sufferers out through whispering at their home windows at night.”
Netflix has a records with ABGO
ABGO has already teamed with Netflix on some of initiatives thus far. Their maximum extraordinary name for Netflix thus far has been Extraction that’s due a sequel with Chris Hemsworth returning. Filming simply wrapped on that.
They additionally solely launched Mosul onto the platform and their upcoming film The Gray Man is probable certainly considered one among our maximum expected and probable one of the maximum costly releases of 2022.
Of course, the Russo Brothers pair additionally labored on Arrested Development and Community each streaming on Netflix round the arena proper now.
The Whisper Man is amongst some of initiatives AGBO have optioned in current years that haven’t begun to locate distribution partners. Battle of the Planets, All Fun and Games, and The Last Neanderthal are amongst them.
