Production is officially underway on Miami Vice ’85, and audiences have now been given their first glimpse of the film’s leading stars in character.
Michael B. Jordan takes on the role of Ricardo Tubbs, while Austin Butler steps into the iconic shoes of Sonny Crockett in the highly anticipated reimagining of the classic 1980s crime drama.
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The upcoming film is inspired by the television series Miami Vice, which originally aired between 1984 and 1989. The show followed undercover detectives Crockett and Tubbs as they navigated Miami’s criminal underworld.
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Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas famously portrayed the duo, helping establish the series as a cultural phenomenon.
Joining Jordan and Butler is a star-studded ensemble that includes Alden Ehrenreich, Whitney Peak, Camila Morrone, Danny Ramirez, John Leguizamo, Andrew Schulz, Edi Gathegi, Walton Goggins, André Holland and Michael Irby.
The project is being directed by Joseph Kosinski, whose recent successes include Top Gun: Maverick and F1. The film is currently scheduled for a theatrical release on May 19, 2028.
According to details released about the production, Miami Vice ’85 will delve into the glamour, excess and darker realities of Miami during the mid-1980s.
Drawing inspiration from the original series’ pilot episode and first season, the film aims to capture the atmosphere that made the show such a defining force in popular culture. The screenplay was written by Dan Gilroy, based on characters created by Anthony Yerkovich.
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Both lead actors head into the film with strong momentum in their careers. Jordan recently earned widespread acclaim for his performance in Sinners and is set to star alongside Adria Arjona in The Thomas Crown Affair, a project he also directs. Butler, meanwhile, will next appear in A24’s Enemies, where he shares the screen with Jeremy Allen White.
With filming now in progress and an impressive cast assembled, Miami Vice ’85 is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched reboots currently in development, bringing a fresh take to one of television’s most influential crime dramas.
