First Images Arrive For Amazon's "DEAD RINGERS" Featuring Rachel Weisz

Dead Ringer’s is a title you may remember, that was originally a film from David Cronenberg but is now being turned into a series by Morgan Creek and will be starring Rachel Weisz. Macabre Daily has learned that the series will premier on Prime Video on April 21.

We’re still waiting on a formal trailer but until then, we have your first look at the series with some new images that just arrived on our desk.

Billed as “a reimagining with a gender swap,” the project was given straight-to-series order by Amazon. It comes from Weisz, Alice Birch, Annapurna Television and Morgan Creek.

Deadline describes, “In Dead Ringers, written by Birch, The Mantle twins, played by Weisz, are the most successful, brilliant and extraordinary people you’ve never met. Identical from head to toe, these two OB-gyn’s are on a mission to change the way women birth, starting with Manhattan. Drugs, pioneering but very much illegal medical research, sex and falling in love, this drama based on the David Cronenberg 80s cult classic, takes us to darker and stranger territory than we could have possibly imagined.”

The site also notes that the series “is said to explore themes like women’s health and the issues it faces, including underfunding, as it focuses on the two professional women, the Mantle twins, who are excellent at their jobs while also trying to navigate life outside of work. In the series, the Mantle twins share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes, including pushing the boundaries on medical ethics in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s healthcare to the forefront.”

Poppy Liu (“Hacks”) and Michael Chernus (Werewolves Within) also star.

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