Netflix is developing a new limited series based on Ira Levin’s 1976 novel The Boys from Brazil, with Jeremy Strong and Lizzy Caplan taking on leading roles in the five-episode historical thriller.

Netflix announced the project on social media, writing, “Ira Levin’s novel “THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL” is coming to Netflix. Adapted by Peter Morgan and directed by Alex Gabassi, this five-part historical thriller stars Jeremy Strong, August Diehl, Daniel Brühl and Gillian Anderson. The series will also feature Shira Haas and Lizzy Caplan.”

The adaptation comes from writer Peter Morgan and will be directed by Alex Gabassi. Strong will portray Yakov Liebermann, a determined Nazi hunter who uncovers a shocking plot involving the notorious doctor Josef Mengele. As the story unfolds, Liebermann discovers that Mengele is secretly working on a scheme in South America aimed at creating a new generation of leaders to revive the Third Reich.

Caplan will star alongside Strong in a major role, with a supporting cast that includes August Diehl, Daniel Brühl, Gillian Anderson and Shira Haas. Production on the series is expected to begin in December, with filming planned across the United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Spain.

The novel was previously adapted into a 1978 feature film starring Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier, but the upcoming series will revisit the suspenseful story in a new format for streaming audiences.

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