MR. MERCEDES, SEASON 1, EPISODE 1-2
Film - Series Spotlight Filmfest 2018

MR. MERCEDES, SEASON 1, EPISODE 1-2

Directed by Jack Bender

Info

Director: Jack Bender
Section: Series Spotlight
Country: USA
Year: 2018
PT: MR. MERCEDES, 1. STAFFEL, EPISODE 1-2
OT: MR. MERCEDES, 1. STAFFEL, EPISODE 1-2
Language: English
Version: Original version
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Harry Treadaway, Kelly Lynch, Mary-Louise Parker, Holland Taylor
18+

Logline

MR. MERCEDES, SEASON 1, EPISODE 1-2

A demented killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and e-mail messages, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again. Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King.

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In cooperation with Seriencamp München.

Meet the director

MR. MERCEDES, SEASON 1, EPISODE 1-2

Jack Bender

Jack Bender, born in 1949, directed numerous episodes of such TV series as BEVERLY HILLS 90210 (1992–1995), THE SOPRANOS (2001–2006), and GAME OF THRONES (2016). As executive producer, he was also involved in UNDER THE DOME (2013–2014) and the multiple award-winning LOST (2004–2010), for which he and the other producers received a Primetime Emmy. In CHUCKY 3 (1991), he set the murderous doll loose on the big screen.

Credits

Screenplay: David E. Kelley
Original Material: Stephen King
Director of Photography: Armando Salas
Film Editor: David Eisenberg
Composer: Phil Mossman
Production Designer: Marek Dobrowolski
Costume Design: Hannah Owens-Bender
Sound: Matt Salib
Producer: Jack Bender, David E. Kelly
Production Company: Sonar Entertainment
Co-Producer: Marty Bowen
Co-Production Company: Temple Hill Entertainment, Nomadicfilm, David E. Kelley Productions
World Sales: Sony Pictures Television
Distributor: Sony Pictures Television