Michael Imperioli (
"The Sopranos",
"The White Lotus") and
Richard Harmon (
"Final Destination: Bloodlines") have joined Fox's upcoming thriller series
"Memory of a Killer", which has received a straight-to-series order.
Produced by Warner Bros Television and Fox Entertainment, the series hails from
Ed Whitmore and
Tracey Malone and is inspired by the award-winning 2003 Belgian thriller
"De Zaak Alzheimer" (
"The Alzheimer Case").
Patrick Dempsey stars as Angelo Ledda, a hitman who is leading a dangerous double life while hiding an even deadlier personal secret: he has developed early-onset Alzheimer's.
Imperioli will star as Dutch, an accomplished Italian chef who owns a restaurant in the Bronx, a stalwart establishment that is also a front for Dutch's less sociable activities, such as running a criminal enterprise. As ruthless and mercurial as he is affable, Dutch is Angelo's oldest friend, as well as his employer — he gives Angelo the targets for his hits. In a business as dangerous as theirs, Angelo must trust Dutch. But being trustworthy isn't one of Dutch’s more dependable qualities.
Harmon will play Joe, a hitman on the rise working for Angelo (Dempsey) and Dutch (Imperioli) in their clandestine crime business. Joe gets stuck with the grunt work – gathering recon and sorting getaway plans – but that puts him in prime position to witness Angelo's Alzheimer's decline. Joe knows he could make or break Angelo, but he also knows that choice could cost him everything.
The show is intended for a midseason launch on Fox. Whitmore and Malone executive produce alongside
Cathy Schulman of Welle Entertainment.
Arthur Sarkissian and
Martin Campbell are also executive producers, along with
Peter Bouckaert of Eyeworks.
Imperioli can also be seen in
"The Housewife" opposite
Naomi Watts, and
"Song Sung Blue", which also stars
Hugh Jackman and
Kate Hudson.
Harmon recently finished work on the drama
"One Mile", in which he stars opposite
Ryan Phillippe
