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Peacock Gives Straight-To-Series Orders To 3 New Dramas Including James Wan & Simu Liu Thriller


Peacock Gives Straight-To-Series Orders To 3 New Dramas Including James Wan & Simu Liu Thriller

From creator/writer/executive producer Thomas Brandon ( Legacies), the Wan/Liu project is set five minutes in the future when first-generation American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. The limited drama series peels back the twisted layers of serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s life while weaving in the heartrending stories of his mostly gay victims; exploring the grief, guilt and trauma of their families and friends; and exposing the systemic failures, missed opportunities and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror. In addition to McManus, Littleton Road Productions, Kelly Funke, NBC News Studios, Noah Oppenheim and Liz Cole also EP.

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