The following contains spoilers from Peacock’s “Dr. Death.”
Having an incompetent surgeon sounds like a nightmare, right? For 33 patients of Texas neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch, it was a reality. Nicknamed “Dr. Death,” the story of Duntsch’s egregious medical crimes — and the healthcare system that failed so many by allowing him to practice — received the podcast treatment in 2018 from Wondery, the team behind
“Dirty John.” Premiering Thursday on Peacock, the television adaptation features
“The Affair’s” Joshua Jackson as the charming yet sinister Duntsch.
“In doing a television version of [‘Dr. Death’], we actually had the time and the opportunity to do a bit of a deeper dive into the story than the podcast was able to,” says showrunner Patrick Macmanus.