Nicholas Pinnock (The Book of Clarence) has been set for the male lead in Peacock‘s limited series suspense thriller Long Bright River, Deadline has learned. He’s set to star opposite Amanda Seyfried, who will also serve as executive producer.
An adaptation of Liz Moore’s New York Times bestselling novel of the same name, Long Bright River 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. While Pinnock plays Truman Dawes, further character details are under wraps. The series hails from Sony Pictures Television and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group,
Nikki Toscano (The Offer, Hunters) and Liz Moore will write and executive produce, with Toscano serving as showrunner. Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty and Amanda Lewis will exec produce for Original Film, along with Amy Pascal for Pascal Pictures. Russell Rothberg will also serve as executive producer. Hagar Ben-Asher (Bad Boy, Dead Women Walking) will direct and executive produce the first episode.
The star of Jeymes Samuel’s The Book of Clarence for TriStar/Legendary, Pinnock prior to that broke out as the star of the ABC legal drama For Life, exec produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, which ran for two seasons. Other TV credits for the actor include Counterpart, Top Boy, Marcella and Fortitude. He’ll next be seen in Steven Knight’s limited series This Town for the BBC, as well as Robert Zemeckis’ Here and Nia DaCosta’s Hedda for Orion Pictures.
Pinnock is represented by Silver Lining Entertainment, IAG, Independent Talent Group in the UK, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
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