This new Miami Vice project is shaping up to be a wild ride through neon-soaked nostalgia—with a twist of prestige. Michael B. Jordan stepping into Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs’ shoes? That’s a power move. He’s already proven he can carry both swagger and emotional gravity (Creed and Fruitvale Station come to mind), so seeing him channel Tubbs’ cool, calculated fire should be fun.
And this isn’t just another reboot—it’s a period piece. That means we’re not getting modern-day Miami in sleek greyscale; we’re diving headfirst into the flashy, fast, and dirty 1980s. Think shoulder pads, synthesizers, cocaine cowboys, and pastel suits with sleeves perpetually rolled up. If Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, Tron: Legacy) is directing, expect it to look slick. Probably some sun-bleached, slow-mo shots of speedboats too. And shooting in IMAX? That screams cinematic ambition.
What’s also juicy is that they’re sticking closer to the original show’s DNA—specifically the pilot and first season—where Tubbs is a New York cop on a revenge mission who ends up bonding with Sonny Crockett over shared tragedy. The emotional hook is baked in.
Still no Crockett cast yet, which is curious. They’ll need someone who can go toe-to-toe with Jordan and not get swallowed in the charisma riptide. That role’s got legacy weight too, from Don Johnson’s iconic original to Jamie Foxx’s cool detachment in the 2006 version.
The writing team also brings some heat—Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler) and Eric Singer (American Hustle). If they lean into the moral complexity and corruption themes instead of just making it a style-over-substance nostalgia trip, this could really hit.
Anyway, it’s not dropping till August 2027. That gives us plenty of time to speculate wildly about the soundtrack. Will there be Jan Hammer synths or will they go full retro-futurist with it? A Vice without vibes is just a vice squad.
There’s a bigger conversation here too—about how pop culture is revisiting the 1980s not just with affection, but as a lens to re-examine the glitzy rot beneath the surface. The decade wasn’t just excess—it was deregulation, drug wars, and geopolitical shadowboxing. Miami Vice, at its best, always danced between the style and the substance. Here’s hoping this new version doesn’t forget to make that dance dangerous.
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