Melanie Lynskey to star in limited series about Erin Patterson murder case
The short version
- Melanie Lynskey has been cast as Erin Patterson in a new limited series titled Mushroom Murders: There’s More to Unearth.
- The series will dramatize the Australian true crime case involving the 2023 lunch where Patterson allegedly served toxic mushrooms.
- Melanie Lynskey is also serving as an executive producer of the Paramount+ series.
- The drama was revealed at Paramount and Network Ten’s upfronts event.
- The series is scheduled to premiere on Paramount+ in 2027.
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First reported by The Sydney Morning Herald Kiwi star to play convicted murder Erin Patterson in first TV drama covering the case
The Guardian Mushroom Murders: Melanie Lynskey to star as Erin Patterson in new limited series