Rami Malek's 'John Wick' Replacement Becomes a Prime Video Favorite

2026 has had the biggest summer in the short careers to date of real-life married couple Tom Holland and Zendaya. Not only did they both feature in Christopher Nolan's ambitious historical epic The Odyssey, which is currently the front-runner to take the Best Picture title and numerous other prizes at the Academy Awards next year, but they also both returned in the biggest film of the decade so far: Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

The latest MCU blockbuster saw Holland and Zendaya return as Peter Parker and MJ, respectively, in a film that not only stole the hearts of long-time Spidey fans but also smashed all box office expectations. Of all its many box office achievements, the most impressive is becoming the highest-grossing film ever at the domestic box office, with a domestic haul that surpassed the $950 million mark. But Zendaya and Holland weren't the only actors to appear in both these huge 2026 blockbusters, as they did so alongside Jon Bernthal.

Bernthal's 2026 has been busy beyond these two hits, also starring in the surprise Netflix hit His & Hers, Marvel’s Special Presentation, The Punisher: One Last Kill, and the return of Christopher Storer’s The Bear. As the dust settles on a massive year for Bernthal, and he enjoys a well-earned break, his presence on the streaming charts is still impressive. At the time of writing, Bernthal's underrated 2025 spy thriller The Amateur is one of the ten most-streamed movies on Prime Video in the U.S., a list topped by Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, a heist threequel that features fellow Brand New Day alum Mark Ruffalo.

Who Else Stars in 'The Amateur'?

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Bernthal is far from the only recognizable star in The Amateur. Oscar-winner Rami Malek stars in the film as CIA cryptographer and vigilante Charlie, alongside a stacked cast including Rachel Brosnahan, Laurence Fishburne, Caitríona Balfe, and Michael Stuhlbarg. The film sadly only returned $96 million worldwide against a reported budget of $60 million during a forgettable box office run, despite receiving fairly positive reviews from both critics and audiences. This includes Collider's Jeff Ewing, who praised the film for being a "solid spy thriller, though one a little more emotional and a little less action-heavy than one might expect from the premise."