Legendary actor Robert de Niro is set to star in James Ashcroft-directed Netflix thriller ‘The Whisper Man’, which will be the sixth film out of a successful ongoing partnership between the streamer and AGBO.

According to a statement from Netflix on the project, based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Alex North, the film is a thriller and the plot reads something like this: When his eight-year-old son is abducted, a widowed crime writer looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as ‘The Whisper Man’.

Directed by Ashcroft (of ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ and ‘Coming Home in the Dark’ fame), the ‘The Whisper Man’  is written by Ben Jacoby of ‘The First Omen’ fame and produced by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot and Michael Disco for AGBO.

Executive producers include Kassee Whiting for AGBO and Marcus Viscidi. While de Niro’s name has been announced, details about the rest of the cast is yet to be divulged. Production is set to start this spring on the East Coast of the US.

“AGBO is excited to be embarking on our 6th film with our incredible partners at Netflix. ‘The Whisper Man’ is a gripping thriller but at its core is a poignant and complex story of father and sons. We are grateful to have one of the finest actors of his generation, Robert De Niro, anchoring that story and with the remarkable James Ashcroft directing,” said Angela Russo-Otstot, Chief Creative Office, AGBO.

With their three films taking in over 250 million views and over half a billion hours viewed, AGBO and the Russo Brothers continue their successful partnership with Netflix following the 2020 release of Chris Hemsworth starrer‘Extraction’, the 2022 release of the Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans starrer ‘The Gray Man’ and the 2023 release of ‘Extraction 2’. All three films reached the Netflix Top 10 films list in 93 countries and their respective campaigns generated a collective 1.38 billion social impressions.

Next up from AGBO is the highly anticipated adventure sci-fi film ‘The Electric State’, starring Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman along with Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci.