Eddie Murphy returns: Netflix revives '80s classic with star-studded cast

This is one of the most important premieres of the year in the Netflix library. The TV giant loves to play on viewers' sentiments and reach into past decades. This time, it has "dug up" a cinematic hit from the '80s.

On 3 July, Eddie Murphy will again take on the role of the iconic cop from Detroit, who will tackle a new case and return to the streets of Beverly Hills. Netflix is revealing more details and has published the official trailer for the production.

In Netflix's "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F," we'll see familiar faces beloved by fans and Axel's irreplaceable buddies who are great at solving cases: Billy Rosewood (played by Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton), as well as Jeffrey Friedman (Paul Reiser) and the audience favourite, Serge (Bronson Pinchot). An excellent move by the production was the involvement of well-known, high-profile actors like Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kevin Bacon.

Detective Axel Foley is back patrolling the streets of Beverly Hills. With his daughter, whose life is at risk, his new partner, and his old buddies Billy Rosewood and John Taggart, he decides to thwart a nefarious plot – and crank up the heat while doing so.

Axel is the typical rogue cop character who manages to win the audience's sympathy through his charm and wit, even as they root for him despite his not-always-by-the-book actions. Public property damage and typical cinematic "thrills and spills" are his trademarks. It couldn't be any different in the latest instalment of Axel's adventures. In the newly released trailer, the cop speeds through the city... on a snowplough.

So far, two more film sequels to "Beverly Hills Cop," with the first part from 1984 being the highest-rated and Oscar-nominated.

Premiere of "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" on 3 July on Netflix.