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Netflix Eyes Alan Ritchson for Hurricane Thriller “Maelstrom”

7/15/2026

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Alan Ritchson Leads

Netflix is negotiating with actor Alan Ritchson to headline the action thriller “Maelstrom.”
Jaume Collet-Serra will direct “Maelstrom” while Jeff Robinov produces it under Netflix deal with Tabitha Shick and Talking Pictures.
Mark Bianculli was hired to refresh the original 1993 script by the late Gregory Fitzpatrick.
The plot follows a Federal Marshal protecting an arms dealer’s fiancée during a hurricane that blocks communications.

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Netflix Launches Maelstrom

Netflix is debuting Maelstrom as the first film from its new deal with veteran producer Jeff Robinov and Talking Pictures.
Robinov, who sold the screenplay as an agent and later oversaw Warner Bros. franchises The Dark Knight trilogy and The Hangover movies, brings blockbuster experience.
Netflix revived the script after Carry-On’s surprise hit, using Maelstrom to pilot a strategy of turning dormant high-concept thrillers into event-level originals.

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Alan Ritchson Leads

Netflix is negotiating with actor Alan Ritchson to headline the action thriller “Maelstrom.”
Jaume Collet-Serra will direct “Maelstrom” while Jeff Robinov produces it under Netflix deal with Tabitha Shick and Talking Pictures.
Mark Bianculli was hired to refresh the original 1993 script by the late Gregory Fitzpatrick.
The plot follows a Federal Marshal protecting an arms dealer’s fiancée during a hurricane that blocks communications.

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