Peacock Gives Straight-To-Series Orders To 3 New Dramas Including James Wan & Simu Liu Thriller
NBCUniversal is giving a straight-to-series order to three drama series for Peacock from Universal Studio Group, it was revealed Wednesday at the company’s TCA presentation.
They include the untitled original espionage techno-thriller series from James Wan (The Conjuring Universe, M3GAN) that stars Simu Liu (Barbie, Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings) and the limited series All Her Fault and Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy.
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Read details about all three series below.
From creator/writer/executive producer Thomas Brandon (Legacies), the Wan/Liu project is set five minutes in the future when first-generation American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.
In addition to acting, Liu also executive produces alongside Wan, Michael Clear (Archive 81, M3GAN) and Rob Hackett (Archive 81, I Know What You Did Last Summer) for Atomic Monster. Danielle Bozzone will oversee for Atomic Monster.
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This is Wan’s second project at Peacock, following the straight-to-series order of the contemporary horror thriller Teacup (FKA Unt. Ian McCulloch Project). Wan executive produces alongside writer Ian McCulloch. The series comes from Wan’s Atomic Monster and UCP.
All Her Fault is a suburban-thriller limited series based on the novel of the same name by Andrea Mara, who is an associate producer.
According to the logline, In Chicago, Marissa Irvine arrives at 14 Arthur Avenue, expecting to pick up her young son Milo from his first playdate with a boy at his new school. But the woman who answers the door isn’t a mother she recognizes. She isn’t the nanny. She doesn’t have Milo. And so begins every parent’s worst nightmare.
Megan Gallagher (Wolf, Suspicion) serves as the show’s creator, writer and executive producer. Gareth Neame, Nigel Marchant and Joanna Strevens for Carnival also EP.
Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy hails from showrunner/writer/executive producer Patrick Macmanus (Dr. Death, The Girl From Plainville). The limited drama series peels back the twisted layers of serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s life while weaving in the heartrending stories of his mostly gay victims; exploring the grief, guilt and trauma of their families and friends; and exposing the systemic failures, missed opportunities and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror. This is a scripted, dramatized series inspired by the 2021 Peacock docuseries produced by NBC News Studios: John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise.
In addition to McManus, Littleton Road Productions, Kelly Funke, NBC News Studios, Noah Oppenheim and Liz Cole also EP.
Macmanus’ latest project for Peacock, Dr. Death, recently released its second season focusing on serial killer Paolo Macchiarini. It stars Edgar Ramirez in the role of Macchiarini, Mandy Moore, Ashley Madekwe, Luke Kirby and Gustaf Hammarsten.
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