Mary-Louis Parker Rides Off With Mr. Mercedes
Steve Barton
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More casting news has arrived for the latest Stephen King adaptation, Mr. Mercedes, as THR is reporting that “Weeds” star Mary-Louise Parker has joined the cast of David E. Kelley’s series!
Parker will play Janey Patterson, the younger sister of the late Olivia Trelawney. Janey’s no-nonsense but charming attitude radiates, as does her physical beauty. She’s emotionally mature, strong-willed, and totally winning.
Based on Stephen King’s 2014 novel of the same name, the Audience Network drama follows a demented killer (“Penny Dreadful’s” Harry Treadaway) who taunts a retired police detective (Brendan Gleeson) with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he is able to strike again.
Holland Taylor, Kelly Lynch, and Jharrel Jerome also star.
Kelley is writing the adaptation of Mr. Mercedes and will serve as showrunner on the Sonar Entertainment-produced series. Jack Bender (“Game of Thrones”) is set to direct, and the two will exec produce with Temple Hill Entertainment’s Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey.
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