John Krasinski and Matthew Rhys to star in serial killer drama series
Amazon Prime Video has given a series order to the drama series “Silent River” starring John Krasinski and Matthew Rhys. Variety has learned.
Both Krasinski and Rhys will also executive produce the series, with Krasinski also directing the pilot and additional episodes. Krasinski is an executive producer under his and Allyson Seeger’s Sunday Night production banner, which has extended its first-look television deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
The official logline for ‘Silent River’ states: ‘Through the lens of two men, whose lives are far more connected than they realize, ‘Silent River’ explores the cracks of small-town America after a serial killer is among them discovers. .”
Aaron Rabin is the series creator and will also executive produce, with Andrew Bernstein on board to direct and executive produce. Seeger and Alexa Ginsburg will executive produce Sunday Night along with Krasinski. Amazon MGM Studios will produce.
“We are excited to continue our work with John Krasinski, Allyson Seeger and Sunday Night on this gripping series that delves into the mysteries and secrets of small-town America,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television for Amazon MGM Studios. “With John and Matthew Rhys starring in this beautiful story from Aaron Rabin, our global customers will be on the edge of their seats during this thought-provoking psychological thriller.”
The series deepens Krasinski and Sunday Night’s relationship with Prime Video, where Krasinski previously led the streamer’s TV series “Jack Ryan” for four seasons. A “Jack Ryan” film is currently in the works, with Krasinski reprising the title role and producing, while Rabin will write the script and Bernstein will direct. Rabin previously served as writer and co-executive producer on Season 4 of “Jack Ryan,” while Bernstein served as director and executive producer on the show’s second season. Bernstein also directed several episodes of “The Americans,” which starred Rhys.
Krasinski is best known for his time as Jim Halpert on the megahit NBC mockumentary series “The Office,” where he starred for nine seasons. He is also known for co-writing, directing and starring in the blockbuster ‘A Quiet Place’, which has since spawned a sequel, which he also wrote and directed, and a prequel, which he produced. His other on-screen film credits include ‘Away We go’ and ‘Shrek the Third’, while he directed and starred in the feature film ‘The Hollars’ and adapted and directed a feature film version of the David Foster Wallace book ‘Brief Interviews with Hideous Men’ . ”
Krasinski and Sunday Night are repped by WME and Schreck Rose.
This marks the latest streaming TV role announced for Rhys in recent months. It was previously reported that he will star alongside Claire Danes in the Netflix limited series ‘The Beast in Me’, which is currently filming. He also recently completed filming the BritBox and BBC1 series adaptation of Agatha Christie’s ‘Towards Zero’. Rhys is perhaps best known for his starring role in the FX Cold War spy drama “The Americans,” for which he won an Emmy Award in 2018. He also starred in HBO’s ‘Perry Mason’ series for two seasons. His other credits include the ABC series “Brothers & Sisters” and films such as “The Post,” “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and Andy Serkis’ “Jungle Book.”
He is represented by CAA, Anonymous Content and United Agents.
In addition to his work on the TV series “Jack Ryan” and the upcoming film, Rabin has worked on shows like “Secret Invasion” for Marvel Studios and Disney+ and recently completed a rewrite of “Nobody 2” at Universal Pictures. Bernstein, meanwhile, directed episodes of shows like “The Diplomat,” “Ozark,” “Mad Men,” “Psych” and “The West Wing.”
Bernstein is repped by CAA, Industry Entertainment Partners and McKuin Frankel Whitehead. Rabin is repped by Untitled Entertainment, CAA and Gendler Kelly.
