Jeff Daniels stars as real estate mogul desperate for power in new Netflix miniseries A Man In Full alongside Diane Lane and Lucy Liu
Jeff Daniels is set to make his return to television in the upcoming drama series A Man In Full.
And on Wednesday Netflix dropped the first trailer for the limited project that stars the longtime leading man as Charlie Croker, a real estate agent who's gotten used to living the high life.
But as the teaser infers, the former college football star turned middle-aged Atlanta conglomerate has seen his life take a turn for the worse.
'When Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker faces sudden bankruptcy, political and business interests collide as Charlie defends his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace,' a synopsis of the storyline reads.
Created by David E. Kelley and directed by Regina King, A Man In Full is based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by the late Tom Wolfe, who's the author of such other acclaimed books that were adapted into feature films as The Right Stuff (1979) and The Bonfire Of The Vanities (1987).
Jeff Daniels, 69, is set to star in the lead role in the Netflix limited drama series A Man in Full
The casts includes Lucy Liu and Diane Lane
The teaser begins with Croker (Daniels) staring out the windows of a high-rise office building while dressed in a suit and tie.
The shot then pulls back to reveal a woman in red leaning up against a table while the man who's said to haver an outsize ego continues to stare out in the distance.
'When you die will people notice?' Croker narrates, as the picture quickly switches to an inmate inside a prison and then to a man sitting at a living room table, which appears to be Daniels' character again.
A crowd can be heard chanting, 'Four more years,' as supporters of a political candidate stand out along a street, while the shot follows behind a man.
Croker is again seen staring out that office window again as he continues: 'I heard once a man reaches a point where he's older.'
He adds, 'That ain't the tragedy. The tragedy is he refuses to recognize it, ' all while the angle moves from behind the protagonist to his left side.
The teaser ends with Croker closing his eyes in anguish as a subtle but steady noise reaches a crescendo.
Along with Daniels, the cast also includes Diane Lane, William Jackson Harper, Aml Ameen, Tom Pelphrey, Sarah Jones, Jon Michael Hill, Chanté Adams, Lucy Liu, Bill Camp and Evan Roe.
The teaser begins with Croker (Daniels), an Atlanta real estate mogul who faces sudden bankruptcy, staring out the windows of a high-rise office building dressed in a suit and tie
The shot then pulls back to reveal a woman in red leaning up against a table while the man who's said to have an outsize ego continues to stare out in the distance
'When you die will people notice?' Croker narrates, as the picture quickly switches to an inmate walking inside a prison
There's a quick look at a man sitting at a living room table, which appears to be Daniels' character again
Daniels last starred in a television series when he played Chief Del Harris in the crime drama American Rust for Showtime. It premiered back in September 2021 and ran through January of the following year, before being canceled after one season.
In recent years the actor also starred in the leading man role in the Hulu drama miniseries The Looming Tower (2018), the heralded Netflix miniseries Godless (2017) and the political drama series The Newsroom (2012-2014), which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series in 2013.
During his career in Hollywood Daniels has also star in such films as The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Something Wild (1986), Gettysburg (1993), Dumb and Dumber (1994), Speed (1994), The Hours (2002), The Squid And The Whale (2005), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Infamous (2006) Steve Jobs (2015), and The Martian (2015).
Croker is again seen staring out that office window again as he continues: 'I heard once a man reaches a point where he's older'
A crowd can be heard chanting, 'Four more years,' as supporters of a political candidate stand out along a street, while the shot follows behind a man
Croker continues the narration, 'That ain't the tragedy. The tragedy is he refuses to recognize it, ' all while the angle moves from behind the protagonist to his left side
The teaser ends with Croker closing his eyes in anguish after staring out of the high-rise
A Man In Full, which consists of six episodes, is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on May 2
On top of his work as a journalist, Wolfe gained worldwide prominence for such best-selling books as The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968), The Right Stuff (1979) and The Bonfire Of The Vanities (1987), some of which were adapted into feature films.
While Kelley, 67, is a former attorney who transitioned to screenwriting and producing, ultimately leading him to the creation of a slew of popular shows for television that date back to the 1980s.
Over the years the husband of actress Michelle Pfeiffer served as creator, writer and executive producer of such series as Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993), Chicago Hope (1994-2000), Picket Fences (1992-1996), Ally McBeal (1997-2002), Boston Legal, Big Little Lies. and The Lincoln Lawyer (2022-present), among many others.
A Man In Full, which consists of six episodes, is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on May 2.
