Alexandra Daddario Officially Joins Breaking Bad-Like Crime Thriller Based On A True Story

Published Nov 9, 2026, 10:34 PM EST

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Alexandra Daddario has set her next role.

The popular star is known for her Emmy Award-nominated performance as Rachel Patton in HBO's The White Lotus season 1, Annabeth Chase in the Percy Jackson movies, Lisa Tragnetti in HBO's True Detective season 1, Rowan Fielding in AMC's Mayfair Witches, Summer Quinn in 2017's Baywatch, and voicing Lois Lane in the animated Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths films. More recently, she played Debs in the romantic comedy Couples Weekend and is portraying Kitty Hershey in the upcoming Hershey biopic.

Now, Daddario has been cast in The Long Island Bank Robber, a new crime thriller movie based on the true story of Stephen Trantel, who, after getting fired from his job as a Wall Street commodities trader, becomes one of Long Island's most prolific bank robbers. The Terminal List star Taylor Kitsch plays Stephen, while Daddario was cast as his wife, Jeanne Trantel, who gets increasingly suspicious about her husband and longs for a different kind of life. They are joined by Christopher Walken, who is playing Stephen's father, a retired police officer living by an unyielding moral code.

Matthew Gentile is the director and co-wrote the screenplay with Bianca Vera. The movie is based on the non-fiction book 'Til Heist Does Us Apart, by Jeanne Callahan and Michael Harvey, which explores Trantel's real-life story. Filming begins this month in New Jersey, and worldwide sales rights have been acquired by VanEast Pictures ahead of the movie launching the project for buyers at the upcoming American Film Market. Read statements below from Gentile and Danielle Gasher, the latter of whom is the founder and CEO of VanEast Pictures and a producer of the film:

Matthew Gentile: The Long Island Bank Robber is a true story I learned about in my youth, growing up in New York City as a true-crime obsessive. A propulsive heist film on the surface, the story also tackles complex themes of grief, survival, and marriage. With Taylor, Alexandra, and Christopher as our three leads — I could not have dreamed of a better cast to bring this film to life.

Danielle Gasher: This package is a rare find, with that perfect combination of a gripping true-crime script, a talented director, and a star-studded ensemble. We can't wait to get this one in front of buyers.

While The Long Island Bank Robber is based on a true story, it is reminiscent of Breaking Bad with a previously ordinary man becoming successful in a secret life of crime, a discerning wife who catches onto what her husband is doing and has her own ambitions, all of which is threatened by a family member who has a long history of working in law enforcement. Instead of Bryan Cranston as Walter White, Anna Gunn as Skyler White, and Dean Norris as Hank Schrader, there's Kitsch as Stephen Trantel, Daddario as Jeanne Trantel, and Walken as Stephen's father.

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As for the director and co-writer, Gentile, he is well-versed in the true-crime thriller genre due to the 2022 movie American Murderer, which was his directorial debut. It has a 74% score from critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes and featured a star-studded cast, including Tom Pelphrey, Ryan Phillippe, Idina Menzel, and Jacki Weaver.

Kitsch, who is also known for Friday Night Lights and The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, is an executive producer of The Long Island Bank Robber, as are Andres Budnik, Liam Scholey, Raymond Kimsey, Matt Allen, Dan Reardon, Kyle Fox, Alan B. Bursteen, and Dawn Bursteen. Patricia DiCerto has come aboard as the casting director, with some of her previous credits being Blue Jasmine, Midnight in Paris, and Gentile's American Murderer.