Peacock’s “Long Bright River” takes place in Philadelphia’s Kensington, a low-income neighborhood that has been devastated by the opioid epidemic. Homeless encampments often line Kensington Avenue, ...

“There’s a part of me that wants always to want to try to capture as much of the vibe from the book as possible, because there’s an audience for the book, and they are coming into the show,” Barber ...

BRIGHT WOMEN From left, Liz Moore, the author of Long Bright River and an EP on its Peacock adaptation alongside showrunner Nikki Toscano and star Amanda Seyfried. Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty ...

For Nikki Toscano moving out of the showrunner’s mindset and into the director’s chair was more natural than she anticipated. The co-creator and writer of “Long Bright River” spent months studying ...

When Liz Moore moved to Philadelphia in 2009, she visited the neighborhood of Kensington, one of the hardest hit by the opioid crisis. Moore tells Gold Derby that she spent time interviewing residents ...

Peacock‘s “Long Bright River,” based on Liz Moore’s best-selling novel and adapted to television by Moore and Nikki Toscano, offers audiences a much more distinctive tale than the typical murder ...

Peacock’s latest cop drama shines an unflinching light on a pair of siblings divided by the ongoing strife of the American opioid crisis. Based on the novel of the same name by Liz Moore and ...

“Long Bright River” somewhat mitigates my tendency to dislike television programs that are set in Philadelphia. It hasn’t quite made the dent in my custom that “Mare of Easttown” did, but it kept me ...

Last month, Peacock teased its subscribers with first-look images of their new upcoming seriesLong Bright River. Today, the streamer is following those up with the first trailer for the show, which ...

Long Bright River composers Dimitri Smith and James Poyser ultimately met to collaborate on Peacock’s adaptation of Liz Moore’s novel because they are represented by the same agency, Fortress. “We had ...

When Nikki Toscano first encountered Long Bright River, Liz Moore’s novel that explores the devastating impact of addiction and the bonds of sisterhood, what captivated the showrunner most was the ...

Moore adapted her novel for television with Nikki Toscano, with both serving as cocreators and showrunners. The series centers on Mickey Fitzpatrick (Amanda Seyfried), a Philadelphia patrolwoman ...