Showtime has announced that its new, five-part limited series Patrick Melrose starring Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Sherlock, Avengers: Infinity War) will premiere on Saturday, May 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Based on the acclaimed Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels written by Edward St. Aubyn, Patrick Melrose is an acerbic and fearless look at the protagonist’s harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood to his remarkable survival as an adult.
And a series with the ambition and quality of Patrick Melrose is the perfect place to start.”
Academy Award nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight) and Screen Actors Guild winner Hugo Weaving (The Matrix trilogy) also star as the parents of Patrick Melrose.
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