THE BIG SCREEN/MOVIES
Tom Hopper (The Terminal List: Dark Wolf) is set to star opposite Jessica Alba in The Mark, the action thriller from director Justin Chadwick (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom). The Mark centers on Eden (Alba), an enigmatic spy on a covert and dangerous mission, who pulls single father Ben Dawson (Hopper) into her world of high-stakes espionage. Mistaken for the world’s deadliest assassin, Ben becomes the perfect decoy for Eden, as she uses the mix-up to expose a powerful network of corrupt politicians, placing Ben in the crosshairs of the CIA, Interpol, and ruthless crime syndicates. With enemies closing in from all sides, Eden must keep Ben alive long enough to complete her mission — while Ben must summon his inner action hero to stay alive and return to the person who matters most: his daughter.
Austin Butler is in early talks to star as iconic TV detective James “Sonny” Crockett, the character made famous by Don Johnson in Michael Mann’s 1980s TV series, Miami Vice. Michael B. Jordan is allegedly also in line to take on the role of Ricardo Tubbs, originally played by Philip Michael Thomas in the TV drama. The film adaptation is slated for release on August 6, 2027, and the Joseph Kosinksi-directed incarnation will "explore the glamour and corruption of mid-1980s Miami, inspired by the pilot episode and first season of the NBC series that would influence the pop culture from fashion to filmmaking."
Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) and Maisy Stella (My Old Ass) have signed on to star in Tumor, a psychological thriller from filmmaker Will Bridges (All of You), based on the graphic novel written by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon. Tumor delves into the story of a low-level Los Angeles private investigator who embarks on a mission into the world of L.A.’s young, privileged elite to track down the missing daughter of a wealthy politico. Battling the debilitating symptoms of a late-stage brain tumor, his grasp on reality becomes increasingly fragile, and, as the unlikely duo sets out on the run, old memories blur with the present, dredging up dark secrets from his past.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Carolina Caroline, the Adam Carter Rehmeier-directed romantic crime thriller that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last month. Samara Weaving stars as Caroline Daniels, whose desire to leave her small Texas town brings her into the orbit of a charismatic con man (Kyle Gallner) as together, they weave a path of crime and passion across the American Southeast. Scripted by Tom Dean, the film also stars Kyra Sedgwick and is slated for a theatrical release next year.
Amazon MGM Studios has dropped the first trailer for the Los Angeles-set crime thriller, Crime 101, the film adaptation of the Don Winslow novella starring Chris Hemsworth as an elusive thief with a penchant for high-stakes heists along the iconic 101 freeway. When he eyes the score of a lifetime with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker (Halle Berry) who is facing her own crossroads, forcing the two to collaborate. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective (Mark Ruffalo) closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher. The film is written and directed by Bart Layton (American Animals, The Imposter) and also stars Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Nick Nolte. The movie releases theatrically on February 13, 2026.
TELEVISION/STREAMING
A decade after the end of The Good Wife, CBS will be launching a new legal drama from its creators Robert and Michelle King. Cupertino, starring The Good Wife alum Mike Colter, is set to premiere during the 2026-27 season. Cupertino is a David vs. Goliath legal drama set in the heart of Silicon Valley that follows a lawyer (Colter) who is being cheated out of his stock-options by his former employer, a tech start-up. Refusing to back down, he joins forces with another recently fired attorney to represent those taken advantage of by the tech elite, and help them fight back in a high-stakes battle against the Goliaths controlling Silicon Valley.
Hulu is resurrecting Prison Break, which will expand on the universe of the original Fox series starring Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell. Based on a pilot written by Mayans M.C. creator Elgin James, the new series centers around an ex-soldier turned corrections officer when she takes a job at one of the deadliest prisons in America to prove how far she’ll go for someone she loves. The cast includes Emily Browning as Cassidy, Drake Rodger as Tommy, Lukas Gage as Jackson, Clayton Cardenas as Michael “Ghost,” JR Bourne as Junior, Georgie Flores as Andrea, and Myles Bullock as Darius “Red.”
Michael Hsu Rosen (Pretty Smart, Tiny Pretty Things) is set for a major recurring role in the upcoming second season of Apple TV‘s legal thriller, Presumed Innocent. Hsu Rosen’s character info, as well as plot details for Season 2, are being kept under wraps, but he joins star and executive producer Rachel Brosnahan, along with series regulars Matthew Rhys, Courtney B. Vance, Fiona Shaw, Jack Reynor, and John Magaro. From David E. Kelley and J.J. Abrams, the anthology series’ second installment is inspired by Dissection of a Murder, the debut legal thriller novel by Jo Murray. It centers on Leila (Brosnahan), an ambitious defense attorney who takes on a high-profile case. Vance plays Leila’s boss at the law firm; Shaw plays a partner at the firm and Leila’s second chair; Rhys plays Leila’s husband, the prosecutor on the case; and Reynor plays her client, the defendant. Season 1 was inspired by Scott Turow’s courtroom thriller of the same name and starred Jake Gyllenhaal.
Fox has released the first footage from its upcoming psychological thriller series, Memory of a Killer, starring Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperioli. Dempsey stars as Angelo Ledda, a hitman who is leading a dangerous double life while hiding an even deadlier personal secret: he has developed early-onset Alzheimer’s.
PODCASTS/RADIO/AUDIO
On Murder Junction, Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee discussed the publication of Quantum of Menace, the first book in a new mystery series featuring Q from the Bond franchise; they also recalled the true crime case of the poison-tipped umbrella, a Cold War assassination from the 1970s.
Meet the Thriller Author spoke with Eric Rickstad, known for his dark, atmospheric stories often set in small Vermont towns, about his latest book, Remote, which blends high-stakes suspense with real-life intrigue inspired by declassified CIA remote-viewing programs.
On the Poisoned Pen podcast, Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller discussed Kowal's novella, Apprehension, and Miller's novella, Red Star Hustle, both mysteries with strong sci-fi elements.
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