Miles Teller is headed to the small screen.。

The
。 Whiplash 
。actor has landed the lead role in Amazon's drama series 。 Too Old to Die Young, Mashable 
。has confirmed.。

The show, from Nicolas Winding Refn ( 。Neon Demon。), explores the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles.。

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Teller will play a police officer entangled in the world of assassins. Refn will direct the entire series.。

This is the latest Amazon show to attract a big Hollywood A-lister. 。 Amazon already has a few projects in the works, including one from David O. Russell starring Julianne Moore and Robert De Niro, and another from 。 Mad Men。

showrunner Matthew Weiner.。 On Monday, the streaming service also announced Barry Jenkins'。Underground Railroad。