Frank Darabont, the man who adapted The Walking Dead for television and ran it for two seasons, has a new series that debuted on TNT. Mob City, formally known as L.A. Noir and Lost Angels, is an adaptation of John Buntin’s novel L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America’s Most Seductive City that tells the story of an epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster inflames set in 1940s Los Angeles. Darabont reached out to the Walking Dead dearly departed Jon Bernthal (Shane) and Jeffrey DeMunn (Dale) to star in his new show. Neal McDonough, Ed Burns, Jeremy Luke, Gregory Itzin, Robert Knepper, Milo Ventimiglia, Simon Pegg, and Alexa Davalos round out the cast.
The pilot, written and directed by Darabont, premiered Wednesday, December 4. The series’ first season is being called a “three week event” due to its unorthodox rollout; the season will play across three two-hour episodes airing from Dec. 4 to the 18th. Eye the masterful poster imagined by famed artist Drew Struzan above and tune into Mob City Wednesdays 9-11PM.
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