Amanda Seyfried is about to star in Lengthy Brilliant River, an upcoming Peacock restricted sequence described as a suspense thriller.
What’s Lengthy Brilliant River about?
In response to Selection, Lengthy Brilliant River is predicated on the Liz Moore novel of the identical title. It tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood that’s been significantly impacted by the opioid disaster. Nonetheless, when a string of murders begins within the neighborhood, Mickey comes to understand that her private historical past is likely to be associated to the case.
Nikki Toscano (The Supply, Hunters) will government produce alongside Moore, who will adapt her 2020 e-book with Toscano serving as showrunner. Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, and Amanda Lewis will government produce for Unique Movie and Amy Pascal will government produce for Pascal Photos. Hagar Ben-Asher (Unhealthy Boy, Useless Girls Strolling) will direct and government produce the primary episode.
The sequence comes from Sony Photos Tv and UCP, a division of Common Studio Group, and is predicated on Moore’s New York Instances bestselling novel Lengthy Brilliant River.
Seyfried, who gained each an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her efficiency as disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s The Dropout, additionally just lately starred within the Apple TV+ restricted sequence The Crowded Room reverse Tom Holland. Her previous tv present additionally contains Large Love, Veronica Mars, and Twin Peaks revival. Seyfried earned an Oscar nomination for Mank in 2021, along with starring in Imply Ladies, Mamma Mia, and the 2012 adaptation of Les Misérables.
“Lengthy Brilliant River tells a narrative concerning the collective energy of an underserved group,” stated sequence creators and government producers Liz Moore and Nikki Toscano. “We’re thrilled that Amanda Seyfried will lead this sequence about how these initially perceived as victims can band collectively to regain their energy. Moore’s household historical past and her work with harm-reduction and community-service organizations in Philadelphia knowledgeable the sequence, which goals to painting with compassion the lives of these scuffling with dependancy and the relations who love them.”
