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Netflix UK Wins Bidding War for Hal Ozsan’s ‘Alpha’ as Taron Egerton Circles

The elevated genre feature is in early development with Aperture Entertainment and Safehouse attached.

Overview

  • Deadline reports Netflix UK outbid a field of seven to eight suitors to land the project.
  • Taron Egerton is circling the lead role, with casting not yet confirmed by the streamer.
  • The script by Hal Ozsan follows an American analyst at a cutthroat London investment firm who confronts an awakening inner monster.
  • Coverage describes the tone as a blend of American Psycho, Industry, and An American Werewolf in London, with any explicit werewolf angle unconfirmed.
  • Netflix declined to comment, and no director, production timetable, or start date has been announced.