The Sopranos‘ Michael Imperioli has signed on to Fox’s Memory of a Killer, a new drama expected to debut in 2026. Imperioli joins Patrick Dempsey in the upcoming series, inspired by the 2003 Belgian film De zaak Alzheimer (La Memoire Du Tueur).
Fox offered this description of the series and of Michael Imperioli’s character: “Memory of a Killer is a dramatic thriller about a hitman, Angelo Ledda (Dempsey), leading a dangerous double life while hiding an even deadlier personal secret — he has developed early onset Alzheimer’s.
Imperioli will star as Dutch, an accomplished Italian chef who owns a restaurant in the Bronx, a stalwart establishment that is also a front for Dutch’s less sociable activities — such as running a criminal enterprise. As ruthless and mercurial as he is affable, Dutch is Angelo’s oldest friend, as well as his employer — he gives Angelo the targets for his hits. In a business as dangerous as theirs, Angelo must trust Dutch. But being trustworthy isn’t one of Dutch’s more dependable qualities.”
The new series comes from Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone, along with Cathy Schulman, Arthur Sarkissian, Martin Campbell, and Peter Bouckaert.
Imperioli’s credits include The White Lotus which earned him an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Emmy nomination, a category he won for The Sopranos. He recently completed work on Song Sung Blue with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson and is currently shooting The Housewife with Naomi Watts and Tye Sheridan.
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