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Dead Ringers (miniseries)

Dead Ringers is an American psychological thriller drama television miniseries developed by Alice Birch. It is based on the 1988 film of the same name by David Cronenberg, itself adapted from the 1977 novel Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 21, 2023.[2]

Dead Ringers

Dead Ringers
by David Cronenberg

Twins
by

Murray Gold (all episodes)

United States

English

6

52–64 minutes

April 21, 2023 (2023-04-21)

as Beverly and Elliot Mantle, twin gynecologists. They are gender-flipped versions of the characters portrayed by Jeremy Irons in the 1988 film.

Rachel Weisz

as Genevieve Cotard, an actress and Beverly’s love interest

Britne Oldford

as Greta Leung, the Mantles' assistant, housekeeper and performance artist

Poppy Liu

as Rebecca Parker, an investor in the Mantles' birthing center and laboratory

Jennifer Ehle

as Tom, Elliot’s lab assistant

Michael Chernus

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

In August 2020, it was announced Amazon Prime Video had given a straight-to-series order to a television series based upon David Cronenberg's 1988 film Dead Ringers, with Annapurna Television set to produce, and Alice Birch set to serve as head writer and executive producer.[3] Sean Durkin, Lauren Wolkstein and Karyn Kusama will direct episodes of the series.[4][5]

Casting[edit]

Upon the initial announcement, it was revealed Rachel Weisz would star in the series.[3] In July 2021, it was announced Michael Chernus had joined the cast as a series regular.[6] In August 2021, it was announced Poppy Liu and Britne Oldford had joined the cast as series regulars, with Jeremy Shamos, Jennifer Ehle and Emily Meade set to recur.[7][8][9]

Filming[edit]

Principal photography began by August 2021 in New York City.[10][11]

Release[edit]

The series had its world premiere at the 2023 Canneseries on April 15, competing for Long Form competition.[12] All six episodes of the series were released on April 21, 2023.[2]

at IMDb

Dead Ringers