Peacock announcedtoday that Emmy®, Grammy® and Golden Globes® nominee and Screen Actors Guild®award-winner Mandy Moore (This Is Us) will staropposite Edgar Ramirez (previously announced) in the highly-anticipated secondseason of the anthology series, DR. DEATH fromUCP.
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Moore will play BenitaAlexander, an investigative journalist who falls into a whirlwind romance withcelebrated surgeon Paolo Macchiarini (Edgar Ramirez), only to realize she’d beuncovering more about him than she would have ever imagined.
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Season two will befrom showrunner, writer and executive producer Ashley Michel Hoban (Dr.Death S1, The Girl from Plainville).
Season one’sshowrunner, executive producer and writer Patrick Macmanus (The Girl fromPlainville) will executive produce season two, via his Littleton RoadProductions banner, under his overall deal with UCP.
Jennifer Morrison andLaura Belsey are set to direct episodes from the second season of the highlyanticipated anthology series, DR. DEATH based on thehit Wondery podcast.
This season willfeature the “Miracle Man” storyline based on the most recent third season ofthe podcast. Paolo Macchiarini is a charming surgeon, renowned for hisinnovative operations that earn him the nickname “Miracle Man.” Wheninvestigative journalist Benita Alexander approaches him for a story, the linebetween personal and professional begins to blur, changing her life forever. Asshe learns how far Paolo will go to protect his secrets, a group of doctorshalfway across the world make shocking discoveries of their own that calleverything about the “Miracle Man” into question.
Season one of DR.DEATH, based on the first season of the hit Wonderypodcast,explored the psyche of disgraced Texas Neurosurgeon, Dr. ChristopherDuntsch (Joshua Jackson), who maimed or killed 33 out of 38 patients over hiscareer. The series was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best LimitedSeries and named one of the top shows of 2021 by Entertainment Weekly, NPR andmore. DR. DEATH is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer: Ashley MichelHoban
Executive Producer:?Patrick Macmanus
Executive Producers: Todd Black (Escape Artists), Jason BlumenthalEscape Artists), Steve Tisch (Escape Artists), Taylor Latham (Escape Artists),Aaron Hart (Wondery), Hernan Lopez (Wondery), Marshall Lewy (Wondery) and LindaGase
Directors: Jennifer Morrison (Episodes 1-4) and Laura BelseyEpisodes 5-8)
Cast: Edgar Ramirez, Mandy Moore
Produced by:?UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group