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After a few delays, Spiderhead is finally heading to Netflix. The adaptation of George Saunders’ short story, Escape From Spiderhead, was originally published by The New Yorker in 2010. It tells the story of prisoners looking to reduce their sentencing as being part of an experiment with mood-altering drugs.
The film stars Chris Hemsworth as warden Steve Abnesti, with Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett as prisoners Jeff and Rachel. They’re joined by Tess Haubrich, BeBe Bettencourt, and Mark Paguio. Netflix released the trailer that shows Hemsworth pulling off an American accent and showing how the drugs affect the different prisoners.
Principal photography started in early November 2020 in Hemsworth’s native Australia, following a AU$21.58 million investment from the Australian Government, shared with the production of the Netflix thriller series Pieces of Her, to boost the national economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski, who is poised to have a great summer with Top Gun: Maverick hitting theaters later this month. Originally set to have been released in the last quarter of 2021, Spiderhead is heading to Netflix June 17.
