# Melanie Lynskey to Topline Paramount+ Limited Series ‘Mushroom Murders’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/melanie-lynskey-to-topline-paramount-limited-series-mushroom-murders/
- Published: 2026-10-28T01:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T02:11:54+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/melanie-lynskey-paramount-plus-mushroom-murders-1236741367/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Melanie Lynskey will star in and executive produce the series.
- The drama is based on a 2023 Australian homicide case.
- Six episodes will cover the 97 days before Patterson’s arrest.

## Summary

Melanie Lynskey will lead and executive produce *Mushroom Murders*, a Paramount+ limited series based on the 2023 Australian homicide case involving Erin Patterson. The drama will trace the period between a family lunch at Patterson’s home and her subsequent arrest.

The series is planned as six episodes, all directed by Daina Reid, and is being made by Soapbox Pictures. Its account centres on the allegation that Patterson served beef wellingtons containing death cap mushrooms to her estranged in-laws and relatives; three guests died. Anya Beyersdorf, Dianne Taylor and Belinda Chayko are among the writers.

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