Netflix's The Whisper Man Drops Cast in Gripping Trailer

Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for The Whisper Man, a psychological thriller based on Alex North’s bestselling novel, starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott. The story centers on a widowed crime writer whose eight-year-old son is abducted, forcing him to turn to his estranged father, a retired detective, and uncover echoes of a decades-old killer known as 'The Whisper Man.' Directed by James Ashcroft from a script by Ben Jacoby and Chase Palmer, the film arrives globally on Netflix on August 28, 2026.