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Netflix Sets August 28 Release for Robert De NiroAdam Scott Thriller 'The Whisper Man'

The AGBO-backed adaptation pairs Robert De Niro with Adam Scott in a tense father–son case.

Overview

  • Netflix scheduled a global premiere for Wednesday, August 28, 2026, and unveiled first-look photos alongside the date.
  • The story follows a widowed crime writer who seeks help from his estranged detective father after his 8-year-old son is abducted, linking the case to a killer known as the Whisper Man.
  • Robert De Niro, Adam Scott and Michelle Monaghan lead the cast, joined by Hamish Linklater, Owen Teague, Acston Luca Porto and Will Brill.
  • The film comes from Netflix and the Russo Brothers’ company AGBO, directed by James Ashcroft with a screenplay by Ben Jacoby and Chase Palmer from Alex North’s bestseller.
  • Netflix lists an R rating for bloody violence, disturbing images, suicide, language and brief sexual references, with a 1 hour 51 minute runtime, and the director describes the tone as layered tension and dread.