Exclusive: AnnaSophia Robb on the challenges of her real-life role in Dr. Death Thu Jul 22, 2021 at 5:34pm ET AnnaSophia Robb in the role. Pic credit: Barbara Nitke/Peacock The truth is often stranger than fiction and in the case of Peacock’s Dr. Death, it is much more terrifying than any fictional horror story because it is based on the real-life exploits of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, a rising star in the Dallas medical community, who killed or maimed more than 30 patients while the medical community had very little recourse to stop him. Dr. Death stars Joshua Jackson as Dr. Duntsch; Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater as neurosurgeon Robert Henderson and vascular surgeon Randall Kirby, respectively, the doctors who tried to get his license revoked; and AnnaSophia Robb as Michelle Shughart, the Dallas prosecutor who took the case to trial.