Netflix Viewers Are Losing It Over This “Unsettling” Crime Thriller — And The Further You Watch, The Worse It Gets. It Doesn’t Begin With Chaos. It Begins With Something Far More Disturbing: A Feeling That Something Is Horribly Wrong. Then The Clues Start Appearing. A Suspicious Detail. A Disturbing Discovery. A Secret That Should Have Stayed Buried. Before Long, The Investigation Spirals Into A Nightmare Where Nobody Seems Completely Innocent—and Every Answer Only Creates A More Frightening Question. Viewers Have Described The New Thriller As “Unsettling,” But That Word Barely Captures The Atmosphere Once The Story Reaches Its Darkest Turns. The Terrifying Part Isn’t Knowing That Something Bad Is Coming. It’s Realizing You May Already Be Watching The Moment Everything Goes Horribly Wrong. Watch It Before The Spoilers Find You. Hit Play Tonight, Go In Completely Cold, And See If You Can Make It To The Final Minute Without Looking Away.

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Netflix viewers are hooked on the spine-chilling new crime thriller, The Whisper Man – and it’s guaranteed to have you glued to your screens for every second of its two-hour runtime.

Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Alex North, the film follows a recently widowed father who becomes entangled in a terrifying child abduction case linked to a notorious serial killer.

Adam Scott in a green t-shirt points at a map with red pins.

The film, directed by James Ashcroft (The Rule of Jenny Pen), boasts a seriously stacked cast led by Oscar winner Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott.

Before you get the popcorn out, find out all you need to know about the film below.

What is The Whisper Man about?

The film follows widowed crime writer Tom, who reunites with his estranged ex-cop dad, Pete, after his eight-year-old son is abducted.

Adam Scott sits at a desk, hand on his head, as an older man places a hand on his shoulder.

The official synopsis reads: “When his eight-year-old son is abducted, a widowed crime writer looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as ‘The Whisper Man.'”

The film has been hailed by viewers as “deliciously dark” and “excellent”.

Praising the thriller on social media, one person wrote: “Just watched #TheWhisperMan — what a deliciously dark, unsettling thriller,” while another added: “I jumped and screamed so much. I should not have watched so late at night but a very good movie.”

The Whisper Man, Robert De Niro as Peter Willis, Michelle Monaghan as Amanda Beck

Commenting on the twist-filled plot, a third viewer penned: “#TheWhisperMan was an excellent movie. The twists & turns kept me glued to my TV. I highly recommend it as it goes to #4 on my list.”

Who stars in The Whisper Man?

Robert De Niro (The Irishman, Killers of the Flower Moon) stars as Pete Willis, alongside Adam Scott (Severance, Big Little Lies) as Tom Kennedy and Michelle Monaghan (Gone Baby Gone, The White Lotus) as detective Amanda Beck.

Michelle Monaghan, in a blue jacket, stands among law enforcement officers in a field.

Rounding out the main cast are Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass, Nickel Boys), Owen Teague (It, You Hurt My Feelings), Acston Luca Porto (Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado) and Will Brill (The Eyes of My Mother, Not Fade Away).

The Whisper Man is available to stream on Netflix now.