NEW DOCTOR. NEW STORY. PEACOCK SETS DEC 21 PREMIERE DATE FOR DR. DEATH STARRING MANDY MOORE & EDGAR RAMIREZ
COMPANION DOCUMENTARY, DR. DEATH: CUTTHROAT CONMAN, PREMIERES THE SAME DAY, ONLY ON PEACOCK
BASED ON THE HIT WONDERY PODCAST AND BREATHTAKING TRUE STORY, ALL EIGHT EPISODES OF DR. DEATH SEASON 2 PREMIERE EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK DEC 21, 2023.
FANS OF THE DR. DEATH FRANCHISE CAN NOW CATCH UP ON THE “MIRACLE MAN” SEASON OF THE WONDERY PODCAST THAT DR. DEATH SEASON 2 IS BASED ON, AVAILABLE NOW EVERYWHERE YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS
NOTE FROM ASHLEY MICHEL HOBAN, DR. DEATH SEASON 2 SHOWRUNNER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & WRITER
The joy of an Anthology series is the freedom to explore variations on a theme. Dr. Death is a show about systemic failures, and this season, these issues reach a global scale. Amid complex narratives, we’ve been fortunate to delve deeply into a story that, while entirely unique, remains surprisingly familiar, as it taps into a truly universal part of the human condition: illness. Even putting aside any recent global pandemics, we all know what it’s like to feel sick. It renders us vulnerable, small, in desperate need of help. A doctor we can trust.
This pursuit of trust and truth is what ties our two stories together this season. Two stories that, on the surface, may not seem to have much else in common: Doctors in Sweden on the verge of a breakthrough. A journalist in New York falling in love. However, both revolve around individuals made to feel small. They’re about people standing up to something bigger, for something bigger, and how their seemingly small choices ripple out into the world to give power and voice to those who have been made to feel powerless and silenced. These are stories that you don’t think could happen to you, until you watch this season of Dr. Death. We truly hope you enjoy.
ABOUT DR. DEATH SEASON 2
ABOUT THE SERIES:
Premiere Date: December 21, 2023, 8 episode binge
Synopsis: This season of Dr. Death, based on the Wondery podcast, follows “Miracle Man” Paolo Macchiarini, a charming surgeon renowned for his innovative operations. When investigative journalist Benita Alexander approaches him for a story, the line between personal and professional begins to blur, changing her life forever. As she learns how far Paolo will go to protect his secrets, a group of doctors halfway across the world make shocking discoveries of their own that call everything about Paolo into question.
Showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer: Ashley Michel Hoban
Executive Producer: Patrick Macmanus
Executive Producers: Todd Black (Escape Artists), Jason Blumenthal (Escape Artists), Steve Tisch (Escape Artists), Taylor Latham (Escape Artists), Aaron Hart (Wondery), Hernan Lopez (Wondery) and Marshall Lewy (Wondery), Linda Gase
Director/Executive Producer: Jennifer Morrison (Episodes 1-4)
Director: Laura Belsey (Episodes 5-8)
Cast: Edgar Ramírez, Mandy Moore, Luke Kirby, Ashley Madekwe, Gustaf Hammarsten
Produced by: UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group
Format: Limited drama series, 8 episodes x 60 minutes
ABOUT DR. DEATH: CUTTHROAT CONMAN
ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY:
Premiere Date: December 21, 2023
Synopsis: Dr. Death: Cutthroat Conman reveals the shocking rise and fall of Paolo Macchiarini, the superstar celebrity surgeon who ascended to global fame after performing the world’s first synthetic organ transplant, only to be exposed as an international con man whose web of lies extends decades, ensnared many including those in his personal life and left a trail of devastated patients grappling with a nightmare.
Executive Producers: Mary Robertson, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Adam Ciralsky
Co-Executive Producer/Director: John Pappas
Produced By: Maxine Productions (a part of Sony Pictures Television), and Universal Television Alternative Studio
Format: Documentary, 1 x 90 mins
