Emmy winner Amanda Seyfried’s following up starring roles in The Dropout and The Crowded Room limited series with Peacock’s Long Bright River. Seyfried will also serve as an executive producer on the suspense thriller based on Liz Moore’s New York Times bestselling novel.
Author Moore and Nikki Toscano (The Offer) are writing the limited series and will executive produce, along Pascal Pictures’ Amy Pascal and Original Film’s Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, and Amanda Lewis. Toscano is guiding the series as showrunner, and Hagar Ben-Asher (Dead Women Walking) is directing and executive producing the first episode.
“Long Bright River tells a story about the collective power of an underserved community,” said Liz Moore and Nikki Toscano. “We are thrilled that Amanda Seyfried will lead this series about how those initially perceived as victims can band together to regain their power. Moore’s family history and her work with harm-reduction and community-service organizations in Philadelphia informed the series, which aims to portray with compassion the lives of those struggling with addiction and the family members who love them.”
Per Peacock: “Long Bright River is a suspense thriller series that tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.”
Amanda Seyfried’s credits also include Mamma Mia, Les Misérables, Mank, and Things Heard and Seen.
