TheDirty Johnanthology series, now headed into its second season, has found its two new leads. The series is making the jump from Bravo to USA Network for season 2. But the network and cast aren’t the only elements ofDirty Johnundergoing some changes. There’s also a totally new murder story to tell and this one promises to be as juicy as the last.
According toVariety,Christian SlaterandAmanda Peethave been tapped to play Dan and Betty Broderick inDirty John: The Betty Broderick Story. The season will follow the college sweethearts from the early days of the marriage in the ’60s, through all of the tough times the Brodericks went through as Betty supported Dan while he was in law school, to the eventual murder of Dan and his second wife, whom he left Betty for after becoming a big San Diego lawyer. Slater will play Dan and Peet will play Betty.
It looks like Slater is sticking to the comfortable home turf of television for their next project. Slater has been a TV fixture for years now, returning to the spotlight thanks to the hugely popular seriesMr. Robot, which also stars Oscar-winnerRami Malekand is headed into its final season. But Slater has also popped up on two Disney series for kids during hisMr. Robotrun, too:The Lion Guard, a spinoff ofThe Lion King, andMilo Murphy’s Law. Slater’s move toDirty Johnseason 2 confirms the actor is ready to take another exciting leap in his TV career.
Peet has been similarly chilling out with long-running TV roles of late. Among her last decade’s worth of work, Peet has held down regular supporting or series lead roles on IFC’sBrockmire, HBO’sTogetherness, and CBS’The Good Wife. She also recently appeared in the Amazon anthology seriesThe Romanoffs.
Season 2 ofDirty Johnis, refreshingly, going to be dominated by the female perspective — as it should be considering this season will likely filter the Broderick murders through Betty’s perspective. Variety reports that series creatorAlexandra Cunninghamwill serve as the season 2 writer and executive producer alongside along withJessica Rhoades,Dirty Johnseason 1 starConnie Britton,AtlasEntertainment, andLos Angeles Times Studios. The season 2 episode directors have also been lined up and they are: Cunningham,Maggie Kiley(serving as another co-executive producer as well as director on four episodes including the premiere and finale),Kat Candler,Meera Menon, andShannon Kohli.
