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Stemming from the partnership between Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan, and Netflix, the action-drama Florida Man has been in production since the Summer of 2021. Starring Emmy nominee Edgar Ramirez (American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace) the upcoming series is expected to drop sometime in 2023. We’re keeping track of everything you need to know about Florida Man, including the plot, cast, production, and Netflix release date.
Netflix’s Florida Man, not to be confused with the limited series of the same name starring Joel Edgerton, will have Donald Todd as its writer and showrunner. Todd is a veteran TV screenwriter who has worked on such shows as This Is Us, Ugly Betty, Brother’s Keeper and more. The series, created by Todd, is part of Bateman and Costigan’s overall first-look deal with Netflix.
The series will be produced by Donald Todd along with Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan for Aggregate Films. Here’s everything else we know about Netflix’s Florida Man:
What’s the plot of Florida Man?
The official logline for Netflix’s Florida Man is the following:
In Florida Man, when a struggling ex-cop is forced to return to his home state of Florida to find a Philly mobster’s runaway girlfriend, what should be a quick gig becomes a spiraling journey into buried family secrets, and an increasingly futile attempt to do the right thing in a place where so much is wrong. The series is described as a wild odyssey into a sunny place for shady people in the spirit of Body Heat and Elmore Leonard’s Out Of Sight.
Who is cast in Florida Man?
Netflix’s Florida Man will be led by Emmy-nominated Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez, who is best known for his roles in American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Carlos, Yes Day, and more. He will also be appearing in the upcoming Borderlands live-action adaptation.
Abbey Lee, star of Mad Max: Fury Road, has been cast in the role of Delly West.
We have the full cast list of Florida Man below:
| Role | Cast Member | Where Have I Seen/Heard Them Before? |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Valentine | Edgar Ramirez | Gold | Point Break | Deliver Us from Evil |
| Delly West | Abbey Lee | Mad Max: Fury Road | The Neon Demon | The Dark Tower |
| Sonny Valentine | Anothony LaPaglia | Without a Trace | Empire Records | Lantana |
| Patsy | Otmara Marrero | Clementine | Yoshua | Connecting |
| Sheriff Ketcher | Clark Gregg | Avengers Assemble | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Choke |
| Moss Yankov | Emory Cohen | Brooklyn | The Place Beyond the Pines | Lords of Chaos |
| Iris | Lex Scott Davis | Superfly | The First Purge | Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart |
| Mrs. Kuhlbach | Patricia French | Poms | Dumb and Dumber To | True Detective |
| Jimmy | Owen Harn | Vice Principals | Into the Badlands | Night School |
| Police Officer | Roberto Fortunato | Scream | Outer Banks | Halloween Kills |
| Gambler Attendees | Michael John Workman | Hightown | USS Christmas |
| Gamblers Anonymous | Derrick Lemmon | Mr. Mercedes | Ozark | The Black Phone |
| Sewer Worlker | Roger Anthony | FBI | Living With Yourself | Billions |
What’s the production status of Florida Man?
Production Status: Post-Production (Last Updated: 09/01/2023)
Filming for Florida Man began on August 10th, 2021, and ran for just almost four months before coming to an end on December 2nd, 2021. Production took place in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States.
The series has been in post-production for all of 2022.
How many episodes will be in Florida Man?
The first season of Netflix’s Florida Man will consist of eight hour-long episodes, as confirmed by Deadline.
What’s the release date for Florida Man?
Florida Man will be released sometime in 2023. We expect to hear an update on the release date from Netflix soon.
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