The Whisper Man

The Whisper Man is a crime thriller directed by James Ashcroft for Netflix, adapted by Chase Palmer and Ben Jacoby from Alex North's bestselling novel and produced by the Russo brothers' company AGBO. Adam Scott plays Tom Kennedy, a widowed crime writer who moves with his young son to a small town once terrorised by a serial killer known as the Whisper Man. When the boy is abducted, Tom turns to his estranged father, a retired detective played by Robert De Niro, and the pair find links to the old case. Michelle Monaghan plays detective Amanda Beck.

The film premiered worldwide on Netflix on 28 August 2026.