
Yes, chef! 2025 is serving up even more Jeremy Allen White on our screens — but the actor's latest project is slightly different to The Bear. This time, White will lend his talents to Netflix, where he's set to star in Enigma Variations, a limited series adaptation of André Aciman's novel by the same name. ICYMI, Aciman was also the brains behind Call Me By Your Name, which became an Oscar-nominated hit. Intrigued? Us too. Everything we know about Enigma Variations, below.
What is Enigma Variations about?
The film's official synopsis has definitely whet our appetites for what's to come. It reads: "Enigma Variations charts the life of a man named Paul [Jeremy Allen White], whose loves remain as consuming and as covetous throughout his adulthood as they were in his adolescence. Whether the setting is southern Italy, where as a boy he has a crush on his parents’ cabinetmaker, or a snowbound campus in New England, where his enduring passion for a girl he’ll meet again and again over the years is punctuated by anonymous encounters with men – whether he’s on a tennis court in Central Park or on a New York sidewalk in early spring. Paul’s attachments are ungraspable, transient, and forever underwritten by raw desire. Ahead of every step Paul takes, his hopes, denials, fears, and regrets are always ready to lay their traps. Yet the dream of love lingers. We may not always know what we want. We may remain enigmas to ourselves and to others. But sooner or later, we discover who we’ve always known we were."
Who else is involved?
Besides White starring as Paul, no other actors are attached to the project as yet. White will also executrive produce alongside Aciman, while Amanda Kate Shulman is set to serve as writer, executive producer and showrunner, and Oliver Hermanus will direct and executive produce.
When will Enigma Variations come out?
It's too soon yet to know when the series will be available to watch, but with reports suggesting it's in the very early stages of production, we'd guess it will be around 2026. We'll keep you updated as we know more.