The new film adaptation of the classic series will cruise into theaters on Aug. 6, 2027.

Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler’s Miami Vice movie will bring the action back to the ’80s

The new film adaptation of the classic series will cruise into theaters on Aug. 6, 2027.

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April 22, 2026 6:16 p.m. ET

Philip Michael Thomas and Don Johnson on 'Miami Vice'. Credit:

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- Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler are officially headlining Universal's *Miami Vice* movie.

- *Top Gun: Maverick* and *F1* director Joseph Kosinski is helming the newly-titled project.

- Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas starred in the original 1980s TV series, while Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell starred in the 2006 movie adaptation.

*Miami Vice* is going back to where it belongs: the '80s.

After months of rumors, Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler are officially set to star in *Top Gun: Maverick* director Joseph Kosinski's adaptation of the beloved crime series, titled *Miami Vice '85*.

Inspired by the 1984 pilot episode and the first season of *Miami Vice*, the new film "explores the glamour and corruption of mid-80s Miami." Jordan will portray Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, while Butler will play James "Sonny" Crockett. Hailing from the filmmaker behind *Maverick *and *F1*, unsurprisingly, *Miami Vice '85* will be filmed for IMAX.

Austin Butler and Michael B. Jordan in New York City on April 26, 2023.

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Kosinski previously found success reinterpreting '80s classics in *Top Gun: Maverick* and *Tron: Legacy*, and more recently earned a Best Picture Oscar nom for *F1*. His *Miami Vice* script will be written by *Nightcrawler* director Dan Gilroy, who recently won an Emmy for his work on season 2 of *Andor*.

*Miami Vice* marks the first new project that Jordan has signed onto since taking home the Oscar for *Sinners* in March. Both Butler and Jordan will next be seen warming up for *Miami Vice *with their own crime dramas: Jordan is directing and starring in a new version of *The Thomas Crown Affair*, while Butler is facing off with Jeremy Allen White in the upcoming A24 film* Enemies*.

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*Miami Vice* premiered on NBC in 1984, and starred Don Johnson as Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Tubbs, South Florida detectives who are attracted to colorful suits and crimes. The show ran for five seasons and won four Emmys.

Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell in 'Miami Vice'.

Michael Mann, who executive-produced the original series, directed a 2006 film adaptation, which featured Colin Farrell as Crockett and Jamie Foxx as Tubbs. Initially a box office disappointment, it has gained a substantial cult following in the years since its release.

*Miami Vice* will cruise into theaters on Aug. 6, 2027.

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