Christina Ricci and Hamish Linklater Will Visit the ‘Chop Shop’ in New Crime Drama

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Golden Globe nominee Christina Ricci will star in the true-crime series Chop Shop set in the funeral business of the 1980s.
The show will depict horrors at Lamb Funeral Home with Ricci playing a journalistic role inspired by author Braidhill.
With no release date set for Chop Shop, fans can expect horror and complex characters with Ricci and Linklater on board.

Nominated for the Golden Globe Cristina Ricciknown for his work in netflixthe success The Adams Family spin-off Wednesday i show time's yellow vestsis set to star alongside midnight mass actor Hamish Linklaterin the upcoming true crime series Chop Shop. According to Deadline, the project will take place in a funeral business in the San Fernando Valley in the 1980s. Chop Shop it is based on the author Kathy Braidhillthe novel of the same name. Producers attached to the project include Ricci, Laura Risterknown for The Tale i Ferrariand Untitled Entertainment. Andy Bellin he is writing Bellin is the best known Lovelacestarring Amanda Seyfried i Peter Sarsgaard. Currently, there is no director or showrunner formally attached to the project.

Both Christina Ricci and Hamish Linklater are currently in production for different TV series, and as of this writing, no release date has been set for Chop Shop. Ricci is currently in production for the highly anticipated third season of yellow vests, which will debut in 2025. Ricci has received a Golden Globe and an Emmy for his work on the series. Linklater is currently in production for Amazon's second season Gene Va spin-off of the popular superhero drama the boys.

What can we expect from 'Chop Shop'?

Based on Braidhillsource material, Chop Shop will depict the horrors that unfolded at Lamb Funeral Home in Los Angeles during the 1980s. The text tells the story of David Sconce, an organist and Bible football coach, who takes over the family business. Chop Shop sees Sconce's descent into twisted horror, as he seeks to save the family business through desperate measures. Struggling to keep the doors open, the businessman enters a world of sin, venturing into things like human body harvesting and mass cremation. Linklater will lead as the complexly troubled businessman David Sconce, with Ricci attached to play a journalistic role inspired by author Braidhill.

Speaking about the upcoming crime drama, producers Laura Rister and Miquel Rosenurg of Untitled said: “On reading Braidhill's book Chop Shop, we were fascinated to discover this shocking Los Angeles story that really is stranger than fiction. Christina and Hamish naturally gravitate towards complex and courageous material and roles. We feel very lucky to capture their combined magic in one show. We also look forward to collaborating again with Andy Bellin, who shares a deep curiosity for complicated human stories.”

Although little else is known Chop Shop, fans eager to get on with it can get the full scoop on Sconce's woefully perverse business practices in Kathy Braidhill's 1993 book. With horror heavyweights Ricci and Linklater on board, one can only assume that Chop Shop it will not be for the faint of heart.

No release date has been set Chop Shop. Stay tuned to Collider for more. You can see Ricci yellow vestswhich is now playing on Paramount+.