# Netflix Acquires Worldwide On Joel Coen’s ‘Jack Of Spades’ For Fall 2027 Theatrical Release

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/netflix-acquires-worldwide-on-joel-coens-jack-of-spades-for-fall-2027-theatrical-release/
- Published: 2026-11-02T17:00:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T17:31:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/netflix-josh-oconnor-joel-coen-jack-of-spades-1237211377/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Paranormal, TV, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Jack of Spades.
- Joel Coen’s mystery is due in cinemas in autumn 2027.
- The film is based on a 1901 novel and set in the Scottish Highlands.

## Summary

Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Joel Coen’s gothic mystery Jack of Spades, with a theatrical release planned for autumn 2027 before it arrives on the streaming service. The deal brings Netflix back together with Coen after The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and reunites Joel and Ethan Coen behind the scenes after they made films separately.

Set amid intrigue and betrayal in the Scottish Highlands, the film stars Patsy Ferran, Josh O’Connor, Damian Lewis and Lesley Manville. It is based on Frances Frederica Montrésor’s 1901 novel The Alien: A Story of Middle Age; Joel Coen wrote the screenplay with Ethan Coen, Eleanor Catton and Conor McPherson. Bruno Delbonnel is the cinematographer and Carter Burwell the composer.

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