Miles Teller is headed to the small screen.。

The 
。 Whiplash
。actor has landed the lead role in Amazon's drama series。 Too Old to Die Young, Mashable 。has confirmed.。

The show, from Nicolas Winding Refn ( 。Neon Demon。), explores the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles. 。

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Teller will play a police officer entangled in the world of assassins. Refn will direct the entire series. 。

This is the latest Amazon show to attract a big Hollywood A-lister.。 Amazon already has a few projects in the works, including one from David O. Russell starring Julianne Moore and Robert De Niro, and another from。 Mad Men。

showrunner Matthew Weiner. 。 On Monday, the streaming service also announced Barry Jenkins' 。Underground Railroad。

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