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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 Ba...
Kate Feldman13:32, Jul 21 2021 Dr. Death begins streaming on TVNZ OnDemand at midday on July 23. Dr. Christopher Duntsch was either a serial killer, sociopath or dangerously incompetent. Or all three. From the moment showrunner Patrick Macmanus began writing Dr. Death, the mini-series that debuts on TVNZ OnDemand on July 23 – based on a Wondery true crime podcast on the spine surgeon’s downfall – he knew one thing: It’s impossible to know why Duntsch destroyed so many lives. “It would be easy to toss a black hat on the guy and call it a day because it would make us feel better to...
The following contains spoilers from Peacock’s “Dr. Death.” Having an incompetent surgeon sounds like a nightmare, right? For 33 patients of Texas neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch, it was a reality. Nicknamed “Dr. Death,” the story of Duntsch’s egregious medical crimes — and the healthcare system that failed so many by allowing him to practice — received the podcast treatment in 2018 from Wondery, the team behind “Dirty John.” Premiering Thursday on Peacock, the television adaptation features “The Affair’s” Joshua Jackson as the charming yet sinister Duntsch. “I...