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Netflix Acquires Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades’ for 2027 Release
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Joel Coen’s new film, ‘Jack of Spades’.
The film stars Josh O’Connor, Patsy Ferran, Damian Lewis and Lesley Manville.
It is a gothic mystery set in the Scottish Highlands, based on Frances Frederica Montrésor’s 1901 novel ‘The Alien: A Story of Middle Age’.
Eleanor Catton, Joel and Ethan Coen, and Conor McPherson wrote the screenplay.
Netflix plans a fall 2027 cinema release, with the film expected to arrive on its streaming service later that year.
The release will give the film a theatrical run before it becomes available to Netflix viewers.
Netflix’s worldwide deal puts the film on a release path for 2027.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Joel Coen’s film “Jack of Spades” for release in 2027.
The film is set for a theatrical release in fall 2027 before arriving on Netflix later that year.
The gothic mystery stars Josh O’Connor, Patsy Ferran, Damian Lewis and Lesley Manville.
Joel and Ethan Coen co-wrote the screenplay with Eleanor Catton and Conor McPherson.
The film is based on Frances Frederica Montrésor’s 1901 novel “The Alien: A Story of Middle Age.”
- Who
- Netflix acquired the film from Joel Coen.
- What
- Netflix acquired worldwide rights to “Jack of Spades.” It plans a theatrical release before streaming it.
- When
- The acquisition was reported on November 2, 2026. The release is planned for 2027.
- Where
- The story is set in the Scottish Highlands.
- Why
- Not stated
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TheWrap and IndieWire reported that Netflix had acquired the film’s worldwide rights.
Netflix plans to release the film in theaters.
Netflix plans to make the film available on its streaming service.
- Worldwide rights
- Acquired by Netflix
- Theatrical release
- Fall 2027
- Source novel
- The Alien: A Story of Middle Age, published in 1901
- Director
- Joel Coen
- Cast
- Josh O’Connor, Patsy Ferran, Damian Lewis and Lesley Manville
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a sinister gothic mystery filled with intrigue and betrayal set in the atmospheric Scottish Highlands
A sinister gothic mystery filled with intrigue and betrayal set in the atmospheric Scottish Highlands.