Regina Hall is set to star opposite Adam Driver in Netflix’s upcoming next high-stakes limited thriller series Rabbit, Rabbit.
The project, which received a straight-to-series order last fall, comes from creator and showrunner Peter Craig and director Philip Barantini, with Netflix serving as the home for the tense, character-driven drama. MRC is producing.
Set largely around a single, escalating confrontation, Rabbit, Rabbit centers on J-Will (Driver), an escaped convict who finds himself cornered by law enforcement at a remote truck stop. In a desperate attempt to negotiate his freedom, J-Will takes a group of hostages—only for the situation to spiral into something far more volatile. What begins as a standoff soon morphs into a psychological pressure cooker, unfolding as both a social experiment among the captives and a cerebral face-off with law enforcement.
Hall will portray Poppy, a retired FBI supervisory special agent who is reluctantly pulled back into the field. Known for her sharp instincts and even sharper tongue, Poppy has little patience for posturing or manipulation. Trained in “tactical empathy,” she becomes the lone negotiator capable of meeting J-Will on equal intellectual footing—challenging not just his demands, but the ideology driving his actions. The series positions the two as opposing forces in a battle of wills, where conversation itself becomes a weapon.
In addition to starring, Driver will executive produce alongside Craig and Barantini. Barantini will also direct the series through his It’s All Made Up Productions banner, with Samantha Beddoe executive producing for the company. Bryan Unkeless will executive produce via Night Owl Stories, Craig’s production label. The series is part of Craig’s first-look deal with MRC and Night Owl Stories.
For Hall, Rabbit, Rabbit continues a strong run of dramatic work following her acclaimed turn in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, which earned multiple awards nominations, including a NAACP Image Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and a shared SAG Award nomination with the film’s ensemble. She is also slated to appear next in Scary Movie 6 and Peacock’s The Five Star Weekend.
Production details and a release window for Rabbit, Rabbit have not yet been announced.