Premiering in August, Mr. Mercedes will bring to life one of Stephen King‘s most beloved tales of mischief, mystery, and murder. To prepare audiences for the terrifying tale, AT&T’s Audience Network has debuted over a dozen new promotional images to get you excited for the August 9 premiere. Check out the gallery below to see the brand-new photos!
Not much footage of the series has been revealed, with only a short teaser featuring footage from the adaptation being released, which you can see above.
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In the teaser, a former detective (Brendan Gleeson) investigates a mysterious tennis ball he finds in his yard with a slyly grinning face on it, as he looks around for the culprit. Clearly, someone is out to make the detective’s life a living hell through a series of bizarre clues that will torment him.
Despite not getting a deluge of promotional materials, a behind-the-scenes featurette was also released in which the director revealed the tone he was hoping to create with the show.
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In the featurette, executive producer/director Jack Bender explained, “I wanted a show that was haunting and beautiful, without being style over substance, because the substance of this show are the characters.”
The director added, “It’s Stephen King writing about the monsters inside the people. it gets pretty dark and out there.”
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Based on Stephen King’s 2014 book, Mr. Mercedes follows demented killer Brady Hartsfield, who taunts a retired police detective Bill Hodges with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he is able to strike again.
Brendan Gleeson leads as Detective Bill Hodges, along with Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful) as Brady Hartsfield. Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight) is cast as Jerome Robinson, Scott Lawrence (Avatar) as Detective Peter Dixon, Robert Stanton (Mercury Rising) as Anthony “Robi” Frobisher, and Ann Cusack (Nightcrawler) as Olivia Trelawney, with Mary Louise-Parker (Weeds) as Janey Patterson, and Holland Taylor (The Truman Show) as Ida Silver. Kelly Lynch (Deborah Hartsfield), Justine Lupe (Holly Gibney) and Breeda Wool (Lou Linklatter) also star.
Mr. Mercedes will premiere August 9 on AT&T’s Audience Network, available through DirecTV.
