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Christina Ricci & Hamish Linklater To Star In True Crime Series ‘Chop Shop’ Set Against Funeral Business In 1980s San Fernando Valley


The series heralds from The Tale producer Laura Rister and Untitled Entertainment.

When David Sconce — the Machiavellian scion of a Bible college football coach and a church organist — takes the reins of the family business, the seemingly All-American clan begins a jaw-dropping descent from saints to sinners. Wednesday and Monster star Ricci is currently in production on the third season of Showtime’s hit series Yellowjackets, for which she has received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Producers Laura Rister and Untitled’s Michael Rosenberg said of the project: “Upon reading Braidhill’s book Chop Shop, we were fascinated to discover this shocking Los Angeles story that truly is stranger than fiction.

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