Netflix has won a bidding war for a drama series starring Adam Driver that will follow a tense hostage standoff.

The streamer has given a straight-to-series order for Rabbit, Rabbit , which comes from creator Peter Craig ( Dope Thief, The Batman ) and independent studio MRC. Emmy winner Philip Barantini of Adolescence is set to direct. Driver will also be an executive producer.

The logline for Rabbit, Rabbit reads, “When an escaped convict is cornered by law enforcement at a truck stop, he takes hostages in an effort to bargain for his freedom. But the standoff soon escalates into an unmanageable social experiment with his captives, as well as an emotional poker match with a veteran FBI crisis negotiator trained in ‘tactical empathy.’”

Netflix isn’t saying at the moment whi

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