Melanie Lynskey to Play Erin Patterson in ‘Mushroom Murders’ Limited Series at Paramount+
Melanie Lynskey will star in and executive produce *Mushroom Murders*, a six-part limited series commissioned by Paramount+. It will revisit the case of Erin Patterson, the Australian woman convicted of multiple murders and attempted murders, focusing on the 97 days between a meal containing toxic mushrooms and her arrest.
Daina Reid will direct all six episodes, with scripts by Anya Beyersdorf, Dianne Taylor and Belinda Chayko. Beyersdorf, Reid and Deb Balderstone created the series, which will be produced by Soapbox Pictures. Lynskey also stars in *Yellowjackets*, which is due to end with its fourth season.
In short
- Melanie Lynskey will star in and produce *Mushroom Murders*.
- The series covers 97 days before Erin Patterson’s arrest.
- Daina Reid will direct all six episodes.
Explained simply
Erin Patterson is an Australian woman convicted of murdering three relatives of her estranged husband and attempting to murder another, after serving a meal containing poisonous death cap mushrooms at a family lunch in 2023. The case drew wide attention in Australia and abroad because of the deaths, the family relationships involved and the questions raised during the investigation and trial.
Melanie Lynskey is a New Zealand actor known for roles in television dramas including Yellowjackets. The series is a scripted account of the case, centred on the period between the lunch and Patterson’s arrest; it is separate from the court proceedings that established her guilt.
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