Black Rabbit

Vince Friedken has built a successful restaurant empire, but his orderly life frays when his estranged brother Jake returns to New York with loan sharks on his trail. To keep Jake safe and protect the business, Vince gets pulled into dangerous dealings that stand at odds with his public persona. As favors are traded and secrets leak, the brothers’ relationship strains under competing loyalties, and Vince must juggle running a high-end kitchen while making riskier compromises. The show follows the unraveling of comfort and control in the city, focusing on how ambition, pride, and family obligations push ordinary people toward criminal choices.

Black Rabbit premiered in 2025, created by Zach Baylin and Kate Susman. The series stars Jason Bateman as Vince and Jude Law as Jake, with strong supporting turns from Chris Coy, Troy Kotsur, and Abbey Lee.

As of its initial run, Black Rabbit hasn’t landed major Emmy or Golden Globe wins or nominations, though early reviews highlighted the leads’ performances. Industry observers mentioned Bateman and Law when discussing standout acting this season, and the series has been on some critics’ end-of-year lists for strong ensemble work.

The show quickly sparked conversations about the overlap between New York’s hospitality world and organized crime, and fans have debated moral choices made by its characters across social platforms. Its use of a boutique restaurant setting as a pressure cooker for crime and class tensions has become a common talking point in podcasts and trade roundups.

Audience response sits at about 7.0/10 from 140 votes, with critics offering mixed to favorable reviews. Many praised the acting and the tense atmosphere, while some felt the plot leaned on familiar crime-drama beats. The series focuses on family loyalty, the compromises of protection, and how small decisions accumulate into larger ethical costs.