Mary-Louise Parker Joins Stephen King's MR. MERCEDES Series
I love Mary-Louise Parker, and she's landed another solid TV role. She has joined the cast of Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes series. The story 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."
Parker will have a recurring role in the series as a character named Janey Patterson, described as "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."
This seems like a perfect role for Parker to take on, and there's no doubt she'll be awesome in it. Anton Yelchin was set to star in the series as the villain before his tragic, untimely death. Parker joins a cast that also includes Holland Taylor, Kelly Lynch, and Moonlight's Jharrel Jerome.
I love the stories that Stephen King tells, and this is one of the few books that I haven't read yet. Jack Bender (Lost, Under the Dome) an executive producer on the series, and he will also direct the pilot episode from a script written by showrunner David E. Kelley.
I loved King’s most recent series, 11.22.63, on Hulu, and I'm excited for his new series, The Mist, which is currently in development at Spike TV. Mr. Mercedes is set to premiere sometime in this fall on DirectTV and AT&T U-verse.
Via: THR