Jeremy Allen White to Star in Netflix Adaptation of André Aciman NovelEnigma Variations

Mar. 15, 2025

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Jeremy Allen Whitehas a new role on the horizon.TheBearactor, 33, is set to star in and executive produce a forthcoming Netflix limited series based on André Aciman’s 2017 novelEnigma Variations. Varietywas thefirst to report the newson Jan. 27, and states that the series is currently in development.The novel chronicles the life of a man named Paul, and the romances he develops with men and women from adolescence into adulthood. Spanning Southern Italy, New England and New York City, Paul’s “hopes, denials, fears and regrets are always ready to lay their traps. Yet the dream of love lingers,” the book’s synopsis reads.

White is set to play the protagonist, Paul.

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The book and film follow the romantic relationship between 17-year-old Elio Perlman (Chalamet) and doctoral student Oliver (Hammer) in Northern Italy during the summer of 1983.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The movie was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Original Song for Sufjan Stevens’ “Mystery of Love.” It ultimately won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Aciman published the novel’s sequel,Find Me, in 2019.

Jeremy Allen White in Sept. 2024.Amy Sussman/Getty

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The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Aciman is also the author of a number of nonfiction books, including the 1996 memoirOut of Egypt, the 2021 essay collectionHomo Irrealisand the 2024 memoirRoman Year, about his childhood in Rome after his family was expelled from Egypt.White currently stars as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto in the FX seriesThe Bear, and has garnered three Golden Globes and two Emmy Awards for the role. The actor is also set to playBruce Springsteenin the upcoming biopicDeliver Me From Nowhere, which follows the creation of the musician’s 1982 albumNebraska.

source: people.com