Movies Bridgerton's Phoebe Dynevor gets caught up in a dangerous game in Fair Play trailer The Bridgerton star faces off against Oppenheimer's Alden Ehrenreich in the thriller. By Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, is now available. Follow her for all things related to classic Hollywood, musicals, the romance genre, and Bruce Springsteen. EW's editorial guidelines Published on August 8, 2023 10:30AM EDT All is fair in love and... finance? Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor plays down and dirty with Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story, Oppenheimer) in Fair Play, which stars the two as lovers whose power dynamics shift as they face off for a coveted promotion at their cutthroat financial firm. In other words, the erotic thriller is back, baby! The official trailer for the film — which hits Netflix on Oct. 13 after a limited theatrical run starting Sept. 29 — dropped Tuesday, and it's sexy and dangerous in all the right ways, from its opening where Emily (Dynevor) is burning for Luke (Ehrenreich) in an office bathroom to the escalating, unhinged tension between them. Fair Play marks the feature debut of writer-director Chloe Dumont (Ballers), and she probes the gender dynamics that pit partners against each other in the dizzying world of finance. Eddie Marsan, Rich Sommer, and Sebastian De Souza also star. Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich in 'Fair Play'. Courtesy of Sundance Institute The movie was a breakout hit at the Sundance Film Festival this January, selling to Netflix for a reported $20 million. Production company MRC produced the film and handled the sale at Sundance. EW critic Leah Greenblatt called the film "a sexy, intelligent thriller for an adult audience." She added, "Both leads...[throw] themselves headlong into the tar pits of contemporary workplace politics and gender roles without being drawn into clumsy, one-dimensional ideas of victimhood or villainy." Watch the trailer above for more. Want more movie news? Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. Related content: Fair Play review: Romance gets real in an electrifying thriller Phoebe Dynevor won't be in Bridgerton season 3 but is 'excited to watch as a viewer' First Solo: A Star Wars Story reactions deem Alden Ehrenreich 'the real deal'