Alicia Vikander Joins Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Netflix's "Enigma Variations"

(PC_ Jason Bell)

· Netflix announced today that Academy Award-winning actress Alicia Vikander will join the upcoming series Enigma Variations, based on the bestselling novel by André Aciman.

· Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl, Ex Machina, Tomb Raider) will play "Claire".

· She joins previously announced star Aaron Taylor-Johnson as "Paul".

About Enigma Variations:

· Enigma Variations will star Aaron Taylor-Johnson (28 Years Later, Nosferatu, Nocturnal Animals) and tells the story of a man remade by the lovers who ignite and undo him over the course of six transformative years. It's an intimate yet sweeping portrait of masculinity, sexuality, and modern love - and in a world of endless choices, it asks the question: will we know when we've found the one?

· Executive Producer/Showrunner: Amanda Kate Shuman (The Wheel of Time, Carrie Soto is Back)

· Executive Producers: Michael Ellenberg, Christina Malach and Lindsey Springer for Media Res, André Aciman, Monica Levinson

· Executive Producer/Director: Oliver Hermanus (The History of Sound, Living)

· Studio: Media Res (The Morning Show, Pachinko, The Miniature Wife)