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Play Dead: Jaume Collet-Serra Thriller Acquired By Netflix

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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired Play Dead, the WWII thriller from Carry-On‘s Jaume Collet-Serra, which we scooped last February. A deal figure wasn’t disclosed. Starring Noah Jupe (Hamnet) and Matthias Schweighöfer (Oppenheimer), Play Dead follows a shell-shocked soldier who, after seeing a deadly ambush wipe out his unit in the final days of World War II, […]

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Netflix acquires "Play Dead": The World War II thriller starring Matthias Schweighöfer is said to be reminiscent of "1917" and "Don't Breathe." Netflix is further expanding its collaboration with director Jaume Collet-Serra. As reported by the US trade magazine "Deadline," the streaming service has secured the rights to the World War II thriller "Play Dead." Matthias Schweighöfer, 44, plays one of the two main roles as a Nazi, opposite British r…

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Deadline broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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