The film will focus on a newly engaged couple, Luke and Emily, as they attempt to navigate working at the same high-stakes hedge fund while keeping their relationship a secret from their employer. But when Emily is promoted over Luke, their relationship is pushed to the very brink, “threatening to unravel far more than their recent engagement”, the synopsis reads.

Speaking to Vanity Fair about Fair Play, writer and director Chloe Domont said: “The thing about this film is that no one person is going to walk out of this movie feeling the same way as someone else. I’m here to slap people in the face, strangle them a little bit, choke them out… I’m excited to open it up because I think it’ll stir even more conversation and debate.”

Domont previously shared with Netflix why she wanted to tell this particular story. “I wanted to reckon with some unresolved feelings I had in the past, specifically dating men who I felt were threatened by either my ambition or any little bits of accomplishments.” She also wants this film to highlight that these “dynamics should no longer be normalised”.

Fair Play is the latest thriller taking on gender and power dynamics in the workplace