What happens when the lunar howl of American Werewolf collides with the icy smirk of American Psycho? Imagine fur and finance sharing the same mirror, blood on a bespoke cufflink. Picture a man who does not just lose control under a full moon, he weaponizes it in the boardroom. And then there is Taron Egerton, stepping away from the safety net of biopics and into something far more feral.

After inhabiting real-life legends and sharply tailored spies, he seems ready to shred the rulebook. 

Now Netflix is betting that this next metamorphosis would not just be a performance. Mystery, menace, and high-stakes ambition are poised to bleed into one unnerving thriller.

Alpha, the upcoming Netflix Original horror film written by Halil Ozsan is rumored to have cast Taron Egerton as the sole confirmed cast member. The actor previously led Netflix’s smash hit Carry-On. Outside the streaming giant’s ecosystem, Egerton is widely recognized as ‘Eggsy’ in Kingsman: The Secret Service and as Elton John in the musical biopic Rocketman. Those roles cemented him as both action lead and awards-season darling. Alpha, however, positions him somewhere a darker, less polished hero, more fractured anti-hero.

Apart from Alpha, Egerton is set to return to the platform again on April 24, 2026, for Apex, starring opposite Charlize Theron and Eric Bana.

In December 2025, Netflix emerged victorious from a crowded field of seven competing buyers to secure Halil Ozsan’s horror screenplay Alpha. The project had already begun circulating through the industry with a punchy comparison, An American Werewolf in London fused with American Psycho. The high-concept blend of psychological unraveling and visceral horror made it one of the more talked-about packages on the market.

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But hype alone does not win a bidding war, atmosphere does. If the pitch ignited boardrooms, the story itself is what promises to haunt them. 

Set in modern-day London, the story of Alpha follows mild-mannered American expat Petey, who appears outwardly successful, with a devoted English wife, Charlie, and a coveted position at Sterling Wolfe Investment Bank. Beneath the polished surface, however, Petey feels diminished, undermined at work, frozen in moments that demand courage, and quietly unraveling over his inability to start a family. His boss, Jackson, embodies the aggressive confidence Petey believes he lacks.

After a particularly humiliating stretch, Petey flees into the night and collapses in a distant park. When he wakes, something fundamental has shifted. Suddenly charismatic and audacious, he repairs his marriage, challenges Jackson in a dramatic boardroom power play, and catches the attention of the firm’s formidable trader, Alexis. A daring financial gamble earns millions and accelerates his rise. But the surge in dominance comes tethered to something monstrous. 

Producing duties fall to Tory Tunnell, Joby Harold, and Adam Goldworm, with Safehouse Pictures steering the production.

Alpha promises a city of glass towers and dark alleyways, of tailored suits stretched over something untamed. If it delivers on its premise, this could be a thriller where the real beast turns out to be inside the system.

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