Netflix Greenlights 'The Boys From Brazil' Series

Netflix has greenlit a five-part limited series adaptation of Ira Levin's 1976 thriller novel "The Boys From Brazil," with production set to begin next month in the United Kingdom, Germany, Bulgaria, and Spain. The project, created by Peter Morgan of "The Crown" fame, stars Jeremy Strong in the lead role of Yakov Liebermann, a Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter.

Strong, known for his Emmy-winning performance in "Succession," portrays Liebermann in a story spanning three decades from the aftermath of World War II to the political unrest of the 1970s. The series follows Liebermann's relentless pursuit of Nazi fugitives who evaded justice after the war, a mission that has left him isolated and profoundly affected. The narrative intensifies when one of his young protégés, working undercover in Brazil, uncovers evidence of a chilling plot. It reveals that Johann-Friedrich Meinhardt, a sadistic Nazi scientist whom Liebermann believed to be dead, is alive and leading a scheme to engineer the rise of a Fourth Reich.

Joining Strong are several acclaimed actors in key supporting roles. Gillian Anderson plays Frieda Steiner, Daniel Brühl portrays Von Harteneck, August Diehl stars as the...