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From “Stranger Things” to a true crime: David Harbor’s new project

David Harbor as Jim Hopper in the series that gave him worldwide fame, ‘Stranger Things’ Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Netflix/Kobal/Shutterstock (10340534y)

we all met David Harbor after his portrayal of agent Jim Hooper in all four seasons of the television series Netflix, Stranger Things. The actor’s career had already started a long time ago but thanks to this fiction created by the brothers Duffer, Harbor he achieved everything he needed for his name to travel the world. And hand in hand with fame also came new projects and opportunities.

According to information published on the show site Entertainment Weekly, Harbor will be part of a series that prepares hbo max next to the actor Peter Pascal (The Mandalorian). The fiction is based on a true crime (those so fashionable true crime) call My Dentist’s Murder Trialwhich took as its starting point a note published in The New Yorker in 2017 written by James Ladun. The article became known as My Dentist’s Murder Trial: Adultery, False Identities, and a Lethal Sedation), and recounted the gruesome story of the dentist Gilbert Nunez, who worked in Upstate New York.

Pedro Pascal joins this HBO Max project alongside David Harbour.  (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
Pedro Pascal joins this HBO Max project alongside David Harbour. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)

This man in 2015 was prosecuted for the crime of Thomas Kolman who was his friend, after he made him ingest a substance that ended up causing his death. The trial also pointed to other charges against the dentist Nuñez that involved, for example, forgery. The man had been posing as a CIA agent which gave him the power to make his patients believe that he could implant tracking devices in their teeth. Although no further details have yet been given, it is estimated that Nuñez will be played by Pascal and the friend for harbour.

This series will include in its ranks Steve Conrad (The incredible life of walter mitty), who wrote the script for the series, and in turn will serve as executive producer of the fiction in addition to directing the pilot. The series is currently in full recording but, so far, no release dates have been announced for the trailer and less for the final premiere. Both actors will in turn be executive producers of the series along with Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Bruce Terris Y Molly Allen.

David Harbor paraded for all the awards after his participation in "Stranger Things".  (AFP)
David Harbor paraded for all the awards after his participation in “Stranger Things”. (AFP)

Let’s remember that Harbor was part of the universe Marvel when he accompanied in the cast Scarlett Johnson Already Florence Pugh in the film Black Widowbut this project would be the first series that would have him in a leading role.

Meanwhile the actor of Chilean origin, Peter Pascal, It has also been triumphing in the entertainment industry for several years now. Beyond his foray into The Mandalorian, had previously starred narcs and had also given us one of the best characters in Game of Thrones. Now we will see it in the serial version live action from the video game The Last of Us (also for hbo max) where he will play Joel alongside the young actress Bella Ramsey who will play Ellie.

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