Dead Ringers (miniseries)
Dead Ringers is an American psychological thriller drama television miniseries developed by Alice Birch. It is based on the 1988 film of the same name by David Cronenberg, itself adapted from the 1977 novel Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 21, 2023. Cast and characters

Main
 Rachel Weisz as Beverly and Elliot Mantle, twin gynecologists. These versions are gender-flipped versions of the characters previously portrayed by Jeremy Irons. Britne Oldford as Genevieve Cotard
 Poppy Liu as Greta
 Jennifer Ehle as Rebecca Parker
 Michael Chernus as Tom

Recurring
 Jeremy Shamos as Joseph
 Emily Meade as Susan Parker
 Natalie Woolams-Torres as Heather

Guest
 Susan Blommaert as Agnes
 Liza Fernandez as Lenka
 Andrew Garman as the grief support group leader
 Suzanne Bertish as Linda
 Maryann Urbano as Sasha
 Aaron Dean Eisenberg as Jeremy
 Kevin R. McNally as Alan
 Tony Crane as Nick
 Michael McKean as Marion
 Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Silas Jordan
 Erica Sweany as Florence

Episodes

Production

Development
In August 2020, it was announced Amazon Prime Video had given a straight-to-series order to a television series based upon David Cronenberg's 1988 film Dead Ringers, with Annapurna Television set to produce, and Alice Birch set to serve as head writer and executive producer. Sean Durkin, Lauren Wolkstein and Karyn Kusama will direct episodes of the series. Casting
Upon the initial announcement, it was revealed Rachel Weisz would star in the series. In July 2021, it was announced Michael Chernus had joined the cast as a series regular. In August 2021, it was announced Poppy Liu and Britne Oldford had joined the cast as series regulars, with Jeremy Shamos, Jennifer Ehle and Emily Meade set to recur. Filming
Principal photography began by August 2021 in New York City. Release
The series had its world premiere at the 2023 Canneseries on April 15, competing for Long Form competition. All six episodes of the series were released on April 21, 2023. Reception
 Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 79 out of 100 based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The series was included in several mid-year lists of the best TV shows of 2023, such as The Guardian, Time and Variety. Alison Herman of Variety wrote, "Rachel Weisz has the dual role of a lifetime as the Mantle twins. [ . . . ] Gender-swapped reboots too often carry a whiff of sanctimony, but [the series] is as perverse and profane as any great Cronenberg homage. [ . . . ] Dead Ringers is more than a gimmick; it’s a cerebral spin on a nightmare." Accolades

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2020s American drama television miniseries
2020s American LGBT-related drama television series
2020s American medical television series
2023 American television series debuts
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