New To TV: Mr Mercedes

It’s the month of Stephen King adaptions with both The Dark Tower film and Mr. Mercedes being released!

Mr. Mercedes is based on the 2014 novel by Stephen King and follows a demented serial killer who begins to taunt a retired police detective. A series of lurid letters and emails, forces the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again.

Starring Brendan Gleeson (Edge of Tomorrow), Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful), Kelly Lynch (Magic City), Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight), Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds), Holland Taylor (Two and a Half Men), Breeda Wool (UnREAL), Justine Lupe (Madam Secretary), and Scott Lawrence (Legion).

Directed by Jack Bender (Game of Thrones) and adapted for television by David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies), who also serve as executive producers alongside Stephen King.

The series premieres today on Audience Network (AT&T).

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