E book followers have been ready for this one for some time: The trailer for “Lengthy Vivid River,” starring Amanda Seyfried, has lastly arrived.
The Peacock restricted collection, based mostly on the bestselling thriller by Liz Moore, follows Mickey (Seyfried) a “police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid disaster,” per a press launch. “When a collection of murders begins within the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her private historical past may be associated to the case.”
The novel tackles sophisticated households, the opioid disaster, and reckoning along with your previous — very related matters to that of HBO’s twisty “Mare of Easttown,” to which creators are absolutely hoping this program will get an analogous reception.
In a observe to press, “Lengthy Vivid River” co-creator/showrunner Nikki Toscano wrote, partly, “maybe what drew me in essentially the most was the potential of what this present may obtain in its ambition to upend stereotypes: of these born into poverty and habit, of these participating in intercourse work, of those that have been written off or marginalized after they’ve seemingly fallen by the cracks of their neighborhood, and eventually, of these engaged in police work. In reality, what makes ‘Lengthy Vivid River’ so distinctive as a collection is that it goals to deconstruct the ‘police as savior’ narrative — a journey pulled by our protagonist, Mickey Fitzpatrick.”
2025 shall be a giant yr for Seyfried: Along with “Lengthy Vivid River,” she can even seem in an adaptation of one other bestselling e-book, “The Housemaid.” That movie, directed by Paul Feig and in addition starring Sydney Sweeney, will hit theaters later this yr. She’s additionally set to star within the mysterious musical “Ann Lee,” (already filmed) from “The Brutalist” crew Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet. Seyfried was final seen on tv in her Emmy-winning flip because the notorious Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s “The Dropout.”
Along with Seyfried, “Lengthy Vivid River” will star Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, and John Doman. Recurring visitor stars embody Sprint Mihok, Britne Oldford, Matthew Del Negro, Harriet Sansom Harris, Patch Darragh, and Perry Mattfeld.
Past Moore, Seyfried, and Toscano, different govt producers embody Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, and Amanda Lewis for Unique Movie; Amy Pascal for Pascal Photos; and Russell Rothberg.
“Lengthy Vivid River” will debut all eight hour-long episodes on March 13, 2025 on Peacock.
Watch the trailer beneath.