Apple TV+ announced that it has landed a new series based on the crime novels by Lars Kepler. The yet-to-be-titled series has Liev Schreiber, Zazie Beetz, and Stephen Graham in the lead.
The series is set in a small town in Western Pennsylvania, USA, where Jonah Lynn, an ex-soldier turned homicide detective who is wary from working the tough streets of Philadelphia, USA. When his family and the town come under attack from the serial killer Jurek Walter, Jonah sends his adopted daughter, FBI Agent Saga Bauer, up against Jurek Walter.
Lars Kepler is the pseudonym of Alexandra Coehlo Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril. Their book series with Joona Linna has sold over 18 million copies globally.
Rowan Joffe and John Hlavin are the showrunners for the series and are serving as writers and executive producers on the series with Tim Van Patten, who is directing the first two episodes. Other executive producers on the series include Schreiber, Beetz, author Lars Kepler, Øystein Karlsen, David Rysdahl, Dorothy Fortenberry and Niclas Salomonsson. Julie Herrin serves as a co-executive producer. A+E Studios backs the series in association with Range Studios.
With receiving a 10-episode order, filming for the series is set to begin in Pittsburgh.