Based on the 2020 book of the same name by Liz Moore, the mini-series coming to Channel 4 focuses on the life of Philadelphia police officer Mickey (Amanda Seyfried) working in the Kensington district.
Polly Scates, Channel 4’s head of acquisitions, said: “We were immediately hooked by this propulsive thriller and Amanda Seyfried’s scene-stealing performance as ‘Mickey’.
Long Bright River is set in a district of Philadelphia hard-hit by the opioid crisis (Photo: David Holloway/Peacock/ Sony Pictures/Channel 4)
Mickey Fitzpatrick (Amanda Seyfried) is a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighbourhood hard hit by the opioid crisis.
As she investigates three separate murders and a possible serial killer, she is also seeking information about her estranged sister Kacey, who is struggling with addiction and has gone missing.
While unexpected twists subvert expectations about who society perceives as the hero and the villain.
Who is in the cast of Long Bright River?
Amanda Seyfried stars Mickey Fitzpatrick (Photo: Ari Michelson/Peacock/Sony Pictu/Channel 4)
The American actress, 39, is best known for playing Sophie Sheridan in the Mamma Mia movies.
On television, she has appeared in Veronica Mars, Big Love, The Dropout and The Crowded Room.
Nicholas Pinnock
Nicholas Pinnock plays Truman Dawes, a Philadelphia officer and one-time partner of Mickey (Photo:: Ari Michelson/Peacock/Sony Pictures/Channel 4)British actor Pinnock, 51, is best known for portraying Aaron Wallace in the legal drama For Life.
Ashleigh Cummins plays Kacey Fitzpatrick (Photo: Ari Michelson/Peacock/Sony Pictures/Channel 4)
Ashleigh Cummings is Kacey Fitzpatrick, the estranged sister of Mickey, who is struggling with addiction and has gone missing.
She has also starred in the shows Puberty Blues, Citadel and NOS4A2.
Patch Darragh
Patch Darragh takes on the role of Sergeant Ahearn (Photo: David Holloway/Peacock/Sony Pictures/Channel 4)Patch Darragh plays Sergeant Kevin Ahearn, Mickey’s dismissive boss in the police force.
He also played Russel Armstrong in The Path and Ken Messner in Everything Sucks!
The Long Bright River cast also includes:
Callum Vinson as Thomas Fitzpatrick (Chucky, Me & Winnie the Pooh) John Doman as Gee (The Wire, Borgia, City on a Hill) Dash Mihok as Eddie Lafferty (Ray Donovan, Law & Order: Organized Crime) Britne Oldford as Dr Aura Williams (Dead Ringers, The Umbrella Academy) Joe Daru as Detective Danjarat (SWAT, All American: Homecoming) Rivera Reese as Nicole (Law & Order: Organized Crime, Tallywacker) Matthew Del Negro as Simon Cleare (Mayor of Kingstown, City on a Hill, The West Wing) Perry Matfeld as Paula (In the Dark, Shameless) Eden Marryshow as Alonzo (The Equalizer, Archive 81) Harriet Sansom Harris as Mrs Mahon (The Agency: Central Intelligence, Clipped) OT the Real as Doc McClatchieTalking to the US publication Philly Voice, Nikki Toscano, the showrunner, executive producer, writer, and director of the series, said great pains were taken to create the essence of Philadelphia.
Philadelphians, including important members of the Kensington community, were invited to work as consultants, artists, musicians and background actors on the show.
Long Bright River is set in Philadelphia but filmed in New York (Photo: David Holloway/Peacock/Sony Pictures/Channel 4)New York City was also used for some city shots, and a small part of the location filming took place in Kensington, Philadelphia.
When is Long Bright River on Channel 4 and how many episodes are there?
But it will also be shown on the channel as part of the weekly schedule from Sunday, 18 May.
US viewers have already had a chance to watch the entire series on Peacock in March this year.
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