Taylor Kitsch On Inevitable Comparisons To Dopesik In His New Series: ‘We’re Not Fighting’

Taylor Kitsch Now Stars Alongside Chris Pratt on Amazon terminal list, the upcoming streaming series will chronicle the origins of the opioid crisis. Though Hulu’s Emmy Nominee Looks Familiar dopsik, That doesn’t bother the 41-year-old actor.

“We are concerned and not concerned about it dopsikYou’re welcome, Kitsch told him. the hollywood reporter inside terminal list premiere. “We’re a very different show, and when you’ve got Pete Berg in charge, you know we’re not kidding.”

The Netflix series sees Kitsch again partnered with frequent collaborator Berg (whom he worked with Friday night lights, battleship s sole survivor) addicted game. The series, which does not yet have a premiere date, is based in part on Patrick Redden Keefe. he is a yorker Article titled “The family that built an empire of pain”. Keech plays Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, West Duchovny, Karolina Bartczak and Jack Mulhern.

“Attitude, man. It’s a conversation that moves me because it affected me with people I know,” she explains. (which opened Wear About his close friend’s battle with drug addiction and how he helped his friend find treatment through the ups and downs of the illness. Studying the truth that comes [addiction] And how we did it and how we shot it. It’s very strong and the narration is visceral. Hatred”.

Neither does Hollywood. with additions dopsik s anti noiseIt was recently reported that Hilary Swank, Jack Raynor and Olivia Cooke are filming an opiate thriller. breast milk. This film, from director Miles Joris-Peirafitte, is about a journalist who forms an alliance with his dead son’s pregnant girlfriend to track down those responsible for his murder, only to discover a world of drugs and corruption in New York. The new projects come amid news from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that US overdose deaths are on the rise, 15% more in 2021 than in 2020. According to the data, overdose deaths related to opioids increased from 70,029 in 2020 to 80,816 in 2021.

Let’s go back to kitsch. The veteran star, who has done her fair share of movies, seems excited to return to her small-screen roots. “I love the slow burn,” he says, watching as the story unfolds. terminal list. “Especially for this kind of show where we can direct and deceive [the viewer] And do it slower. I love him as an actor. You have more time to breathe.”

A version of this story first appeared in the July 15 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. Click here to subscribe.