TK
Tom Kennedy
A widowed crime writer struggling with grief, his son Jake and the long absence of his own father.
ClearStory FILM GUIDE
The Whisper Man2026
Know the family. Follow the old case. Keep the new killer hidden.
What you need to know
Widowed crime writer Tom Kennedy moves with his eight-year-old son, Jake, hoping for a fresh start after the death of Jake’s mother. Their unsettling new house has links to an old child-murder case solved by Tom’s estranged father, retired detective Pete Willis. Now another boy has disappeared—and details of the original Whisper Man’s crimes appear to be repeating.
1 hour 54 minutesCrime mystery thrillerBased on Alex North’s novel
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QUICK REMINDER
7 peopleThe only names you need
JK
Jake Kennedy
Tom’s eight-year-old son. Lonely after losing his mother and speaking to a girl in a blue sweater whom others cannot see.
PW
Pete Willis
Tom’s estranged father and the retired detective who caught the original Whisper Man 25 years earlier.
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Amanda Beck
The detective leading the present-day investigation into the missing children.
FC
Frank Carter
The imprisoned murderer known as the original Whisper Man. Pete caught him, but one victim was never found.
NC
Norman Collins
A wealthy true-crime collector whom Tom catches trespassing inside his basement.
FJ
Francis Carter Jr
Frank Carter’s adult son, who disappeared into witness protection after his father’s arrest.
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Content note: Child abduction and murder, bereavement, domestic abuse, bloody violence, stabbing, strangulation, suicide, corpses and sustained threat involving a child.
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