Clint Eastwood’s True-Crime Thriller Officially Becomes Netflix’s Next ‘Mindhunter’

There's something about these true-crime stories that gets us particularly riled up and curious, isn't there? After all, truth is stranger than fiction and so on, and so forth. And we love them, don't we? Netflix has made an entire industry out of exploring complicated investigations, miscarriages of justice, and the darker corners of American criminal history, but few of its productions have left quite the same impression as Mindhunter. And while fans are still mourning the loss of David Fincher's extraordinary psychological thriller, one of Clint Eastwood's most overlooked movies has just arrived to help fill the void.

Eastwood's 2019 true-crime drama Richard Jewell has officially landed on Netflix in the United States, joining the platform on November 1. The movie is based on one of the most stunning and dramatic crime sagas in recent American history, exploring how an ordinary American hero ended up at the center of one of the country's biggest ever criminal investigations.

The world is first introduced to Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser) as the security guard who reports finding the device during the 1996 Atlanta bombing – his report making him a hero whose swift actions saved countless lives. But within days, the law enforcement wannabe becomes the FBI’s number one suspect, vilified by press and public alike, his life ripped apart. Reaching out to independent, anti-establishment attorney Watson Bryant (Sam Rockwell), Jewell staunchly professes his innocence. But Bryant finds he is out of his depth as he fights the combined powers of the FBI, GBI and APD to clear his client’s name, while keeping Richard from trusting the very people trying to destroy him.

Who Stars in 'Richard Jewell'?

The cast stars Hauser (Black Bird) and Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), alongside Kathy Bates (Misery) as Bobi Jewell, Jon Hamm (Mad Men) as Tom Shaw, Olivia Wilde (House) as Kathy Scruggs, Nina Arianda (Goliath) as Nadya, Ian Gomez (Cougar Town) as Agent Dan Bennet, and Dylan Kussman (Dead Poets Society) as Bruce Hughes.

The film earned approximately $22.3 million domestically and holds a 77% critics' score and 96% verified audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Bates also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.