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In her first post-This Is Us role, Mandy Moore has been tapped as the female lead opposite Edgar Ramirez in the upcoming second season of Peacock's Dr. Death anthology series, based on the Wondery podcast. As Deadline reported exclusively, Moore is attached to star in and executive produce Twin Flames…

Edgar Ramirez (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) is set to star in Peacock’s Dr. Death for the anthology series’ second season. The Emmy Award-nominee will portray Paolo Macchiarini, the focus of Season 2 which is based on the third season of the Wondery podcast of the same…

EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Morrison (One of Us is Lying, Euphoria) and Laura Belsey (The Walking Dead, Shadow And Bone) will direct episodes of Dr. Death Season 2 for Peacock. Morrison will direct episodes one to four; Belsey will direct 5-8. This season will feature the "Miracle Man" storyline based on…

Peacock has ordered a second installment of its true-crime anthology series Dr. Death based on the Wondery podcast. The new season will feature the “Miracle Man” storyline, based on the most recent third season of the podcast. Ashley Michel Hoban, writer-producer on the first season of Dr. Death, serves as showrunner…

The Peacock limited series Dr. Death stars Christian Slater as Randy Kirby, one of the doctors who exposed Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Joshua Jackson)'s malpractice. Series creator Patrick McManus said the real Dr. Kirby was very sure of the story's merits for television. “I will tell you that my very first phone call…

Peacock is doubling down on true-crime content and global co-productions, while NBC will develop more limited series in the vein of Renée Zellweger's upcoming drama The Thing About Pam. Those were some of the key scripted takeaways from Susan Rovner's session at the Edinburgh TV Festival, one of her first major public…

The lineup is set for Season 7 of SeriesFest, a virtual festival dedicated to supporting the art of episodic storytelling and championing emerging voices. Running 18 days from June 24-July 11, this year’s theme is “What’s Next?” Watch a promo above and check out the full lineup here. The event will kick off with an…

This may stop you from opting for that elective surgery. Peacock has released the official trailer for Dr. Death, the true-crime limited series starring Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin, and Christian Slater. “Dorothy Burke walked in all on her own and now she’s braindead,” says a clearly distraught nurse in the…

EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Death, the hit podcast that focuses on egregious cases of medical malpractice, is getting a spinoff. The team behind the audio series, which is being turned into a TV show starring Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater, is launching The Vaping Fix. The six-part audio series, from Wondery…

Starzplay has picked up a bunch of international rights for Peacock’s true-crime limited series Dr. Death, starring Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin, and Christian Slater. The Lionsgate-backed international streamer will carry the UCP-produced series, based on the hit Wondery podcast of the same name, in the UK, Belgium…

EXCLUSIVE: Claws and The Good Wife actress Carrie Preston has joined the cast of Peacock’s true-crime limited series Dr. Death, starring Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater. Preston will play defense attorney Robbie McClung to Jackson's character Dr. Duntsch. Written by Patrick Macmanus, who serves as…

EXCLUSIVE: Hubert Point-Du Jour (The Good Lord Bird) and Maryann Plunkett (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) have joined the cast of Peacock’s limited series Dr. Death, starring Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater, from UCP. Written by Patrick Macmanus, who serves as showrunner, Dr. Death is based on…