Black Rabbit
What’s it rated? TV-MA
When? 2025
Where’s it showing? Netflix
Created by Zach Baylin (King Richard, Creed III, The Order) and Kate Susman, this crime thriller miniseries focuses on the Friedken brothers, Jake (Jude Law), proprietor of NYC hotspot Black Rabbit, and his chaotic brother, Vince (Jason Batemen), who after a period of estrangement comes back into Jake’s life, bringing with him a whole litany of problems and debt.
Jake seems like he has it all. His restaurant is pumping, and his apartment is enviable, but he’s also bleeding money to pay for his son’s private school and alimony to his ex. He’s also sick of the grind of running a popular nightspot and being the one left standing every night to clean up after the party. Then there’s Vince, who’s an absolute hot mess of a human being. A degenerate gambler, he returns to New York owning loan shark Joe Mancuso (Troy Kotsur) $140K in past debt.
The series busies itself with Jake and Vince trying to figure out how to make things right while juggling the issues of the many side players. All eight episodes are out now, making it very bingeable. It’s a gritty series about the limits of brotherly bonds. (eight 44- to 68-min. episodes)
—Glen Starkey
This article appears in Oct 2 – Oct 9, 2025.