Idris starrer 'Concrete Boys' to release on 'Netflix'

Los Angeles: Streaming gaint 'Netflix' recently announced that Hollywood actor Idris Elba-starrer 'Concrete Cowboys' will get released on its platform on April 2.

The Western drama, which also features 'Stranger Things' star Caleb McLaughlin and actor Jharrel Jerome was acquired by the streamer in October 2020.

Elba, known for films such as 'Thor', 'Molly's Game' and 'Beasts of No Nation', shared the news in a post on 'Twitter'.

" 'Concrete Cowboy' is coming to 'Netflix' on April 2. You are who you ride with," he wrote alongside the film's poster.

Based on the novel 'Ghetto Cowboy' by author Greg Neri, the film marks the directorial debut of Ricky Staub, who has also penned the screenplay with Dan Walser.

'Concrete Cowboys' follows 15-year-old Cole (McLaughlin), who is taken to live with his estranged father Harp (Elba) in North Philadelphia, where he discovers the city's vibrant urban cowboy subculture, which flourishes despite the surrounding poverty, violence and encroachment of gentrification.

The film, which had its world premiere at the 'Toronto International Film Festival' in September 2020, has been produced by 'Lee Daniels Entertainment' in collaboration with 'Tucker Tooley Entertainment' and Elba's production banner 'Green Door Pictures'.