Regé-Jean Page Set to Star in New Erotic Thriller Series ‘Hancock Park’ on Netflix
EXCLUSIVE: Regé-Jean Page, the acclaimed star of Bridgerton, is set to return to Netflix as both the lead and an executive producer of the upcoming erotic thriller series, Hancock Park. The project, which drew interest from three leading streaming platforms, is being developed by writer Matthew Barry, as well as Drew Comins of Creative Engine and Fifth Season. Sources indicate that Hancock Park is on an expedited development path, featuring a script-to-series commitment.
The series derives its name from a historic and affluent neighborhood in Los Angeles, known to be home to notable residents such as Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and Bridgerton executive producer Shonda Rhimes.
In Hancock Park, Page portrays a dangerously charismatic outsider who disrupts the lives of a seemingly perfect Los Angeles family after renting their backyard guest house. As he becomes more entangled in their world, the glossy surface of this elite community begins to unravel, revealing the underlying themes of desire, deceit, and obsession.
Alongside Barry, Page will executive produce through their A Mighty Stranger banner, together with Comins for Creative Engine. Fifth Season will serve as the studio, where Comins holds a first-look deal.
Page has achieved significant success on Netflix, with both the first season of Bridgerton and the film The Gray Man landing on the platform’s Top 10 most popular English-language titles. His portrayal of the Duke of Hastings in Bridgerton shot him to international fame. Since then, he has focused on film projects, appearing in The Gray Man alongside Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, the upcoming film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and is set to star in Steven Soderbergh’s spy thriller Black Bag and Universal’s romantic comedy You, Me & Tuscany next April.
Through A Mighty Stranger, Page is also developing a film adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo and a television series based on Elissa Sussman’s novel Funny You Should Ask, which is being adapted for Apple, with Page attached as the lead. His representation includes UTA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, attorney Gregory Slewett, and Shelter PR.
Writer Matthew Barry previously worked on Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. His recent endeavors include the Welsh TV movie Men Up, which won him a BAFTA Cymru Award, and the BBC miniseries The Guest. He is represented by WME and The Agency.
Drew Comins, a two-time Emmy nominee for Yellowjackets, continues to develop various projects at Netflix, including a UK-based adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons and a series based on Adam Silvera’s novel They Both Die at the End. Additionally, he is involved in the development of The Holdout at HBO and The Stowaway at Apple TV, and is represented by CAA and attorney Patti Felker.
