The episode outlines the major film adaptation project by Netflix based on the acclaimed graphic novel Torso, which documents the real-life Cleveland Torso Murders of the 1930s. This adaptation is a significant development because the project has been stalled in Hollywood for over twenty years, previously attracting directors like David Fincher. Zach Cregger, the successful director of Barbarian and Weapons, is producing the film, signaling a high-profile, adult-oriented thriller aligned with Netflix's true-crime catalog. The original graphic novel, created by Brian Michael Bendis, chronicles the unsolved case through the eyes of Eliot Ness, illustrating the famed lawman's greatest professional failure. The text suggests Cregger's involvement and the current streaming climate promise a compelling new perspective on the gruesome historical murders committed by the "Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run."

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