Netflix's Black Rabbit review
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Black Rabbit will be available on Netflix from Midnight Pacific Time (PT) on September 18, 2025/3 am Eastern Time (ET). You will need a Netflix subscription to stream Black Rabbit. A standard subscription with ads is $7.99 per month, and a standard no-ads subscription starts at $17.99 per month.
Created and written by “King Richard” screenwriter Zach Baylin and co-writer Kate Susan, “Black Rabbit” throws us into the abyss nearly immediately, as Law’s suave restaurateur Jake Friedkin celebrates the opening night of his swanky New York eatery Black Rabbit with,
The fictional gastro pub at the heart of a new Netflix series is largely inspired by the Spotted Pig, the V.I.P. spot rocked by a sexual harassment scandal.
Tyler Perry had a good run with the second season of his series, Beauty and Black, landing on top of Netflix’s Top 10 list for a while, but now it’s been unseated by a new, pretty high-profile production.
Black Rabbit recently premiered on Netflix, and fans have become interested in the fate of one of the series’ core characters, John Ales‘ Jules Zablonski. Helmed by Zach Baylin and Kate Susman, the thriller crime-drama story follows a New York City restaurant owner leading a lavish life.
The sometimes overstuffed thriller also stars Oscar winner Troy Kotsur, Dagmara Dominczyk, Amaka Okafor and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù.
Jake currently owns the successful New York bar/restaurant/hang Black Rabbit. He’s divorced, and hasn’t seen his brother in years, but otherwise thinks his life is good and that things are looking up.
In many ways, Netflix's "Black Rabbit" is as straightforward as it gets. The limited series follows its leads, estranged brothers Jake (Jude Law) and Vince Friedkin (Jason Bateman), as the latter's debts force them into increasing danger.