Netflix has emerged victorious from an intense bidding war for the film rights to Torso, the true crime graphic novel about the Cleveland Torso Murderer, THR reports.
The streamer is in early development on a feature adaptation with Weapons filmmaker Zach Cregger producing under his Subconscious banner.
Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee (Weapons, IT) is also producing alongside Nick Antosca and Alex Hedlund via their Eat the Cat (“Cape Fear,” “Chucky”).
Torso creators Brian Michael Bendis and Marc Andreyko will executive produce.
Described as “The Untouchables meets Zodiac,” Torso was originally published as a six-issue limited series by Image Comics between 1998 and 1999.
It tells the true story of Eliot Ness after his famous Al Capone escapades. The lawman moved to Cleveland, where he became embroiled in the hunt for a serial killer who was leaving torsos in the river and taunting notes to police.
No writer or director are attached to the film at this time, but previous attempts at adapting the story have attracted David Fincher, David Lowery, Paul Greengrass, and Corin Hardy.
Cregger is currently in production on a new Resident Evil film, due out on September 18, 2026.
