The eight-episode adaptation of Liz Moore's novel tells a story of sisterhood, addiction and murder set in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.

In Peacock's TV adaptation of "Long Bright River" Amanda Seyfried portrays a Philadelphia cop desperate to stop a serial killer and find her sister.

The actress’s role as a Philadelphia beat cop in this Peacock series seems like an odd fit, but that’s the point. “I just wanted to prove to myself that nothing can feel too foreign,” she said.