Miles Teller is the latest movie star to join an Amazon show
Miles Teller is headed to the small screen.
The Whiplash actor has landed the lead role in Amazon's drama series Too Old to Die Young, Mashable has confirmed.
The show, from Nicolas Winding Refn (Neon Demon), explores the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles.
Teller will play a police officer entangled in the world of assassins. Refn will direct the entire series.
This is the latest Amazon show to attract a big Hollywood A-lister.
Amazon already has a few projects in the works, including one from David O. Russell starring Julianne Moore and Robert De Niro, and another from Mad Men showrunner Matthew Weiner.
On Monday, the streaming service also announced Barry Jenkins' Underground Railroad limited series.
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Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
