An English-language remake of the French mystery thriller Black Box (Boîte Noire) is in the works at Netflix, with Tim Fehlbaum (September 5) directing from a script by Adam Gyngell and Fred Fernandez-Armesto (Atomica).

Black Box is a paranoid thriller that follows a National Transportation Safety Board black box analyst who, after being assigned to investigate the aftermath of a catastrophic plane crash, uncovers chilling audio anomalies that no one else seems willing to acknowledge. As he digs deeper for the truth, he provokes powerful forces determined to silence him before he exposes a shocking conspiracy.

The film is said to be in the tradition of The Conversation and The Parallax View.

Yann Gozlan directed the original Boîte Noire, which was released by StudioCanal in 2021, with Distrib Films handling a limited release in the United States.

Gyngell and Fernandez-Armesto are writing partners based in the UK whose credits include an episode of the Idris Elba-starring series Hijack and three episodes of Strangers. Wednesday‘s Andrew Mittman is producing the remake under his 1.21 banner, along with original producers Wassim Beji, Thibault Gast, and Matthias Weber. 1.21’s Kai Dolbashian is executive producing.

No word yet on the casting or a potential release date.