Netflix is heading back into the bedroom with high society drama, developing a new erotic thriller series titled “Hancock Park” with Regé-Jean Page set to star and executive produce. The “Bridgerton” breakout returns to the streamer after melting hearts worldwide as the Duke of Hastings and later playing an unflinching CIA official in “The Gray Man,” this time stepping into Los Angeles high society as a man whose family is struggling to hold onto their status.
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Currently in development, “Hancock Park” follows what Netflix calls a “dangerously charismatic outsider” who rents the backyard guest house of a seemingly picture-perfect Los Angeles family. As he embeds himself deeper into their world, the façade of this elite community begins to crack, exposing the desire, deceit, and obsession simmering beneath one of LA’s most coveted neighborhoods. It’s pitched as an erotic thriller “with bite,” marrying glossy wealth fantasy with a voyeur’s view of the rot just under the surface.
Page’s character is described as a different kind of royalty than the Duke who made him famous: a member of Los Angeles high society whose family is fighting to maintain its place in the pecking order. That tension between status and erosion dovetails cleanly with the show’s outsider-invades-the-compound premise, suggesting a story where everyone on screen is clinging to something — power, class, image — as the walls close in.
The series is written by Matthew Barry, whose genre-leaning credits include “The Guest,” “Industry,” and “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.” On the producing side, Page will executive produce through his company A Mighty Stranger, joined by A Mighty Stranger’s Emily Brown (whose recent projects include “The Count of Monte Cristo” and “Funny You Should Ask”) and Drew Comins, who brings experience from twisty genre series like “Yellowjackets” and the spy thriller “All the Old Knives.”
For Page, “Hancock Park” extends a run of high-profile work on and off Netflix, from “Bridgerton” to big-screen projects like “Black Bag,” “Dungeons & Dragons,” and the upcoming romantic comedy “You, Me & Tuscany.” But it also marks a return to series television in a mode — erotic, psychological, power-conscious — that leans into the kind of star charisma that turned him into a phenomenon in the first place.
For now, “Hancock Park” remains in development, with no additional casting or release window announced. Netflix is keeping details close to the vest, simply promising more information as the show moves toward production.
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