“Mildred Pierce” duo Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce will reunite on HBO’s upcoming limited series “Mare of Easttown”. Pearce replaces Ben Miles after the actor left the project due to scheduling conflicts.
Winslet plays Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective whose life crumbles around her as she investigates a local murder. Pearce will play Richard Ryan, a visiting creative writing professor who award-winning novel 25 years ago but hasn’t been able to live up to his early promise.
Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice, Evan Peters, Cailee Spaeny David Denman, John Douglas Thompson, Patrick Murney, James McArdle, Sosie Bacon, Joe Tippett, and Neal Huff also star.
Brad Inglesby serves as showrunner on the series which he also writes and executive produces alongside Winslet, Craig Zobel, Gavin O’Connor, Gordon Gray, Paul Lee and Mark Royball.
Source: Deadline
