Glen Powell Plays A Fake Hit Man In Steamy New Netflix Film — And Yes, His Abs Are On Full Display

Glen Powell plays a fake hitman who falls for a potential criminal in a new trailer for Netflix‘s steamy dark comedy, Hit Man, which is dropping on the streaming platform this spring.

Inspired by a true story, Hit Man follows the hunky actor as college professor Gary Johnson, who also works as an undercover cop for the New Orleans Police Department. So, what exactly does he do? Well, Gary takes on different personalities to catch people who are looking to hire a hitman to off their enemies.

“I realized not everyone fantasized about the same hitman. Every sting operation was a performance. And each arrest was like a standing ovation,” Powell narrates in the trailer. “I had it down to a science until things got … well … complicated.”

Gary’s once-praised job as a fake hitman quickly becomes “sloppy” when he meets the beautiful Madison (Adria Arjona) under his guise as a sexy man named Ron. The trailer implies that she attempts to hire “Ron” to kill someone, presumably her husband, who’s mysteriously later found dead.

However, his growing attraction to her poses a threat to his job when their budding relationship takes an intimate turn, complete with Powell’s rock solid abs and steamy role-play. Their scandalous affair ultimately “sets off a chain reaction of play acting, deception and escalating stakes,” according to the description.

“We’re expecting heavy turbulence. So prepare to brace for impact,” Madison says while wearing a risqué pilot uniform. The duo are then seen getting hot and heavy in the bedroom, with a shirtless Gary/Ron wearing the pilot hat that was on his love interest’s head just moments before.

Hit Man is co-written and co-produced by Powell and Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater, who also directed films like Dazed and Confused and School of Rock. The movie first premiered at Venice International Film Festival in September 2023 — and currently holds a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Hit Man is coming to select theaters on May 24, and will premiere on Netflix on June 7.