Netflix is doubling down on its drama offerings, tapping Rosamund Pike for its latest venture into the high-stakes world of Silicon Valley tech in the forthcoming thriller series "Thumblite." The streaming giant has greenlit the project straight-to-series, an indicator of their confidence in the drama that promises to peel back the curtain on the cutthroat echelons of tech power, a move first reported by Tudum.
Scott Z. Burns, the screenwriter known for The Bourne Ultimatum and the director of numerous issue-driven films including "An Inconvenient Truth" and "The Report," takes the reins as the series creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner; "Thumblite" marks yet another addition to his impressive resume of working on projects that tackle significant world events now he ventures into the scripted drama of tech intrigue, this information coming from Variety.
Pike, whose portrayal of 'Amy' in David Fincher's "Gone Girl" paved the way for a series of strong leads, is not only set to star in the series but will also serve as an executive producer; her involvement in "Thumblite" is seen as a major coup for Netflix which continues to court high-profile talent in a bid to bolster its original content library, as Netflix's own Tudum detailed.
Joining the ranks of the executive production team are Scott Galloway, NYU’s Stern School of Business professor and seasoned voice in the realms of marketing, entrepreneurship, and tech, along with Michael Ellenberg of Media Res, Greg Jacobs, and Lindsey Springer who are collectively no strangers to the boundaries-pushing narratives evident in their slate which includes Apple TV+ hits "The Morning Show" and "Pachinko," and the recent HBO offering "Scenes from a Marriage," setting a definitively high bar for the anticipatory success of "Thumblite" according to the details outlined by Variety.
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