‘The Guilty’: Netflix cast stellar ensemble who will join Jake Gyllenhall

Jake Gyllenhaal

The Lie actor Peter Sarsgaard, The Devil All the Time actress Riley Keough and Good Lord Bird star Ethan Hawke have signed on for roles in the Netflix movie, The Guilty.

True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is writing the dramatic thriller, which is based on the Danish film, Den Skyldige.

Antoine Fuqua — whose credits include The Magnificent Seven and Training Day — is onboard to direct the movie.

“The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler tries to save a caller in grave danger — but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out,” a news release from the streaming service said.

The cast will also include Byron Bowers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, David Castañeda, Christina Vidal, Paul Dano, Adrian Martinez, Bill Burr, Beau Knapp and Edi Patterson.

The stars join the previously announced Jake Gyllenhaal, who is also producing.


Cast: Peter Sarsgaard (The Looming Tower, The Batman), Riley Keough (The Devil All The Time, Earthquake Bird), Byron Bowers (Concrete Cowboys, Honey Boy), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite is My Name, The United States vs Billie Hoilday), David Castañeda (The Umbrella Academy, Sicario: Day of the Soldado), Christina Vidal (7 Days to Vegas), Paul Dano (The Batman, Wildlife-Writer/Director, Love & Mercy), Ethan Hawke (First Reformed, Boyhood), Adrian Martinez (Stumptown, I Feel Pretty), Bill Burr (F Is for Family, The King of Staten Island), Beau Knapp (The Good Lord Bird, The Nice Guys, Southpaw), Edi Patterson (Knives Out, Righteous Gemstone) join the previously announced Jake Gyllenhaal.

Director: Antoine Fuqua (Southpaw, The Magnificent Seven)

Writer: Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective) is writing the dramatic thriller, based on the Gustav Moller-directed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

Producers: Jake Gylenhaal and Riva Marker for Nine Stories; Antoine Fuqua and Kat Samick for Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Bold Film’s Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina; and Amet Entertainment’s David Haring.

Executive Producers: Annie Marter, Gustav Moller, Lina Flint, Christian Mercuri, Jon Oakes, Eric Greenfeld, Nic Pizzolatto, Justin Bursch

The Guilty takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger – but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.