Pedro Pascal and David Harbour both have memorable roles in films in recent years. Pedro Pascal was the Red Guardian. Black WidowThe latter was Maxwell Lord. Wonder Woman 1984These actors have had a great career in television. Harbour continues to play the role of Jim Hopper in Stranger ThingsPascal has been playing Din Djarin since the beginning. MandalorianAnd The Book of Boba Fett. Now it’s been announced that these two are coming together for a deadly new TV show based on a real-life story.
HBO is working on a limited series called My Dentist’s Murder TrialDavid Harbour and Pedro Pascal will each star in and executive produce. Deadline shared that Patriot’s Steve Conrad is writing the series, executive producing and will also direct the pilot episode. Other executive producers include Bruce Terris, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch from Escape Artists (with Taylor Latham from the same company co-executive producing), as well as Molly Allen, MGM Television and James Lasdun.
My Dentist’s Murder TrialBased on 2017 New Yorker article “My Dentist’s Murder Trial: Adultery, False Identities, and a Lethal Sedation”James Lasdun. This was the story about Dr. Gilberto Nunez. He was accused of killing Thomas Kolman and attempting to get him executed. “to ingest a substance that caused his death.”Nunez was also convicted of two forgery charges, including for pretending to be a C.I.A. agent. agent, and he’d been having an affair with Kolman’s wife, Linda. Nunez was tried in 2018. He was not found guilty of murder but he was convicted on fraud charges and was sentenced to prison. Pedro Pascal will play Dr. Nunez, but it hasn’t been clarified if David Harbour will play Thomas Kolman or James Lasdun, with Nunez having been the latter’s family dentist.
David Harbour and Pedro Pascal have all made connections to HBO. My Dentist’s Murder Trial. Many years ago Stranger Things came along, Harbour recurred as Elliot Hirsch in Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, while Pascal will be playing Joel Miller in the network’s The Last of UsThe TV adaptation wrapped production in November, and will premiere sometime in 2023. As for Conrad, he’s developing the Game of Thrones prequel series Dunk & Egg.
Since My Dentist’s Murder Trial has only just been announced, it’s hard to say when it’ll be available for HBO and HBO Max subscribers to watch. Regardless, it’ll be interesting to see how David Harbour and Pedro Pascal do together in such a prestige project. Other aspects of their future are being considered, including reprising Hopper’s role as the last season’s host. Stranger ThingsHarbour is playing Santa Claus in the comedy action comedy Violent Night. As for Pascal, we’ll see him back in the Star Wars universe for The Mandalorian Season 3 sometime next year.
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