Dev Patel’s ‘The Peasant’ Wraps Production and Unveils Cast

A24 has wrapped production on action-thriller The Peasant. The cast has also been unveiled for the film. The cast includes Christian Friedel (The Zone of Interest), Sebastian Bull (Azrael), Saurabh Sachdeva (“Sacred Games”), Anasuya Sengupta (“Four More Shots Please”), and Vipin Sharma (Monkey Man). Dev Patel (Monkey Man) directs from a script he wrote with Will Dunn (“Ms. Marvel”). It follows “a 14th-century shepherd seeking revenge…

Caroline C Ryan

May 21, 2026

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A24 has wrapped production on action-thriller The Peasant.

The cast has also been unveiled for the film. The cast includes Christian Friedel (The Zone of Interest), Sebastian Bull (Azrael), Saurabh Sachdeva (“Sacred Games”), Anasuya Sengupta (“Four More Shots Please”), and Vipin Sharma (Monkey Man).

Dev Patel (Monkey Man) directs from a script he wrote with Will Dunn (“Ms. Marvel”).

It follows “a 14th-century shepherd seeking revenge against mercenaries who ravaged his community. As he hunts them down, his true nature emerges.”

Patel produces under his Minor Realm shingle alongside Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, & Charlie Morrison for Thunder Road (John Wick, Monkey Man) and A24.

Executive producers include Graham Taylor, Chris Rice, Christopher Slager, & Dan Guando for Fifth Season (“Severance”); Shivani Rawat & Julie Goldstein for ShivHans Pictures (Hit Man); Sherrese Clark & Niija Kuykendall for HarbourView; and Dunn.

Deadline first reported on the film’s cast and production wrap.