His House and The Gorge actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù is set to take on an unholy serial killer in Netflix series “All the Sinners Bleed“, the streamer announced this weekend.
The series is an adaptation of S.A. Cosby’s New York Times bestselling southern noir novel from Joe Robert Cole (Black Panther, “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson”).
Dìrísù, the only cast member announced so far, will lead the series as a small town’s first Black sheriff dealing with a faith-based serial killer.
In the series, “Haunted by his past in the FBI and his devout mother’s untimely death, the first Black sheriff in a small Bible Belt county is tasked with leading the hunt for a serial killer who has quietly been preying on Black communities in southern Virginia for years in the name of God.”
Cole will serve as showrunner, writer, and executive producer in addition to directing the first and select episodes. Author S.A. Cosby will also executive produce the nine-episode series along with Higher Ground Productions (aka Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company) and Amblin Entertainment.
The acclaimed 2023 novel garnered multiple award nominations, including Best Mystery & Thriller in the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards, and is an International Thriller Writers Award winner.
Dìrísù’s credits also include the hyper-violent series “Gangs of London” and Silent Night.
Stay tuned.
