Grey’s Anatomy Vet Patrick Dempsey to Make TV Return in Epix Drama The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
No, you’re not McDreaming this: Patrick Dempsey is coming back to the small screen.
In his first television role since Dr. Derek Shepherd’s untimely demise, Grey’s Anatomy star Dempsey has signed on to play a man at the center of a murder mystery in Epix’s The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, the network announced Tuesday.
The 10-part series is based on Joël Dicker’s novel of the same name and chronicles Harry Querbert’s experience as he’s indicted for murder after a teenage girl’s body is found on his property years after her disappearance. Dempsey will play Harry, who is described as “a literary icon.” Damon Wayans Jr. (New Girl) also has been cast as Sgt. Perry Gahalowood, a police investigator looking into the death of the girl, Nola Kellergan, who also serves (served?) as Harry’s muse; Virginia Madsen (Designated Survivor) plays a local diner owner who knows a secret or two about Harry.
The cast also includes Ben Schnetzer (Snowden), Colm Feore (House of Cards), Josh Close (Person of Interest), Matt Frewer (Max Headroom) and Wayne Knight (Seinfeld), among others.
Masters of Sex‘s Lyn Greene and Richard Levine wrote several episodes of the series based on an adaptation by Jean-Jacques Annaud (Seven Years in Tibet), who will direct. Annaud, Greene and Levine also will executive-produce alongside Tarak Ben Ammar (Monty Python’s The Life of Brian) and Fabio Conversi. MGM Television and Eagle Pictures will produce.
Dempsey, of course, left Grey’s Anatomy in 2015 after 11 seasons with the ABC medical drama; his fan-favorite character was killed in a car crash.”It had been long enough,” he said later. “It was time for me to move on with other things and other interests. I probably should have moved on a couple of years earlier. I stayed a bit longer than I should have.”
Though Dempsey appeared in a 2016 Cigna Health Insurance commercial lampooning TV physicians, as well as the recent Love Actually mini-sequel that aired during NBC’s Red Nose Day, Harry Quebert will be his first series regular role since departing Grey’s.
Are you intrigued by Dempsey’s return to television? Drop a note in the comments below.
Will this series be aired in the US?
Epix is a US premium cable channel (Get Shorty, Graves and Berlin Station are the scripted series currently on the channel).
When will it be in dish network?
Dish carries Epix
He left in season 12 ugh.
No Derek was killed in 11.21 (season 11, episode 21) How to Save A Live was the title.
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I loved this book. Absolutely loved it. But Virginia Madsen aside I’m not enthralled with the casting. Wayans Jr? Are they working it as a comedy for television?! And Dempsey I’m not that thrilled with either. I will absolutely watch it but I’m not in love with the casting so far.
This sounds really boring, but at least he’s eye candy. Don’t recognize any of the other names, hope it’s good :)
It will be great to see his face again
Dempsey hopefully won’t phone this role in as he did with Derek Shepherd in his last couple of seasons on GA.
Can’t wait to see Dempsey back in action. He is a GREAT ACTOR! !
Can’t WAIT to see Patrick Dempsey back on a weekly basis! Have been a loyal fan fan since the beginning of his career! (Which gives away my age! LOL!)
CONGRATULATIONS, PATRICK! So very happy to have you back! Well wishes to you, in both your personal life and your career!
I AM SO EXCITED, I LOVE PATRICK DEMPSEY
Yes, I’m excited about it. I love Patrick.
I’m still watching all the reruns everyday. I didn’t watch the first few years. I didn’t know about it.
Not really should have stayed on Grey’s
Nooooooooo! The book that “inspired” this miniseries was one of the very worst books I’ve ever read, a complete joke. Maybe a really, really good screenwriter can turn that dreck into gold, but I seriously doubt it.
Agreed! The book is so bad and overhyped.
This sounds really boring, but at least he’s eye candy. Don’t recognize any of the other names, hope it’s good :)
It will be great to see his face again
Well…Many Prayerz 4 McDreamy Come Back in Awesome Loving JesUS Type. roll…& Not A Evil Dentist. …Lolz🐯🐰🐸🐱🐺🐶🐼💎😁
When Patrick Dempsey left Grey’s Anatomy it was the last gasp of Interest that that show had. the acting and characterization since then has been painful to watch, so I don’t anymore. This new thing sounds interesting. We’ll have to see
I can’t wait for this new miniseries but when does it begin?
Yes. Cant wait. Greys should of never let him leave. Shame on them!
Love, love Patrick Dempsey. Will watch this show!
Don’t care one way or the other. My focus is solely on Grey’s Anatomy. Hope it sticks around 5 more years ❣️