Joseph Losey’s 1963 British classic The Servant is getting a transgressive reimagining.
Deadline reports that Colman Domingo (The Running Man), Nicholas Hoult (Nosferatu), Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place), and Emma Corrin (Nosferatu) are set to star.
Set in 1950s New York, the psychological thriller follows Tony (Hoult), an entitled British man who moves into a beautiful apartment on Central Park and becomes embroiled in a wicked power play with his manservant, Barrett (Domingo).
Francis Lee (God’s Own Country) is writing and directing. Deadline notes, “Lee’s update of the story is understood to crackle with its own sexual cat-and-mouse games and modern dynamics.”
Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin produce for Blueprint Pictures (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri). Executive producers include Blueprint’s Ben Knight & Diarmuid McKeown and Film4’s Farhana Bhula.
“I am delighted to be working with my incredible cast on The Servant, an exciting, dangerous and fun retelling with a contemporary viewpoint of the classic film,” said Lee. “Although this thrilling story is set in 1950’s New York, its themes feel more timely than ever, and I can’t wait for audiences to discover this film through fresh eyes.”
“We are lucky to have the opportunity to work with Francis on this very special film,” added Broadbent and Czernin. “We have long been great admirers of his work and it is no surprise that his razor sharp script has attracted such an incredible cast.”
The Servant is due to enter production in January 2027. Mk2 is handling international sales at the Cannes film market, currently underway.
Ranked by the British Film Institute as the 22nd-greatest British film of all time, the original The Servant is streaming on Prime Video and Tubi.
