Dr. Death is tackling “Miracle Man” in its second season and has discovered the surgeon on the middle of it.
Peacock has introduced that Edgar Ramirez has been forged because the lead within the second season of the anthology sequence. His earlier credit embody The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story and The Undoing.
Ramirez will play Paolo Macchiarini, a visionary surgeon whose progressive organ transplants seduced the worldwide medical group. When his fiancée, Benita, and some suspicious colleagues launch investigations into his botched surgical procedures, cracks begin to seem in Paolo’s charming persona.
This subsequent chapter of Dr. Death is predicated on the third season of the Wondery podcast. “Paolo is a captivating surgeon, famend for his progressive operations that earn him the nickname ‘Miracle Man,’” the season description reads. “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 the ‘Miracle Man’ into query.”
Ashley Michel Hoban serves as showrunner, author, and govt producer on Season 2. Season 1’s showrunner and author Patrick Macmanus will proceed to govt produce, through his Littleton Road Productions banner, beneath his total take care of UCP. Todd Black (Escape Artists), Jason Blumenthal (Escape Artists), Steve Tisch (Escape Artists), Taylor Latham (Escape Artists), Aaron Hart (Wondery), Hernan Lopez (Wondery), Marshall Lewy (Wondery) and Linda Gase additionally function govt producers. Jennifer Morrison and Laura Belsey will every direct 4 episodes.
The first season explored the psyche of disgraced Texas Neurosurgeon, Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Joshua Jackson), who maimed or killed 33 out of 38 sufferers over his profession. It additionally starred Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, Carrie Preston, Grace Gummer, and AnnaSophia Robb.
Dr. Death, Season 2, TBA, Peacock