Netflix Acquires WWII Thriller Play Dead from Director Jaume Collet-Serra

Netflix has acquired Play Dead, a WWII thriller directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, Deadline reported. The acquisition follows Deadline's scoop on the project last February. A deal figure was not disclosed.

Film Details and Cast

Play Dead stars Noah Jupe, who appeared in Hamnet, and Matthias Schweighöfer, who starred in Oppenheimer. The story follows a shell-shocked soldier who sees a deadly ambush wipe out his unit in the final days of World War II. The soldier must survive the night by pretending to be dead while surrounded by an enemy battalion of Nazi soldiers, according to the plot description reported by Deadline.

Director's Background

Jaume Collet-Serra, the director of Play Dead, also directed Carry-On. Deadline noted a photo of Matthias Schweighöfer and Jaume Collet-Serra on the set of Play Dead, credited to Stephen Kadlec.