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  "id": 3273399,
  "title": "‘The Whisper Man’ gets release date",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-whisper-man-gets-release-date",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:08:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/robert-de-niros-the-whisper-man-gets-netflix-release-date-plot-cast-trailer-and-everything-else-to-know/articleshow/133512212.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Netflix is set to release the crime thriller \"The Whisper Man\" on August 28, 2026. The film, based on Alex North's bestselling novel, stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott. De Niro plays the role of Tom Kennedy's estranged father, Peter, while Monaghan portrays Tom's wife, Amanda Beck. The story follows a widowed crime writer, Tom Kennedy, whose eight-year-old son is abducted. Seeking help from his father, a retired police detective, they embark on a search that soon leads them back to a decades-old case involving a serial killer known as the Whisper Man. The trailer hints at an unsettling mystery involving a missing child and a haunting rhyme connected to the killer. This new Netflix thriller, produced by the Russo brothers, is expected to be a major release in the platform's summer 2026 lineup.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}