Apple TV Orders Will Poulter Series ‘Beat the Reaper’

Apple TV has picked up the dramedy “Beat the Reaper,” based on the novel by Josh Bazell and starring Emmy nominee Will Poulter (“Black Mirror,” “The Bear”), who is also executive producer. Sam Catlin (“Sugar,” “Preacher,” “Breaking Bad”) is showrunner and executive producer, while Apple Studios and New Regency are co-studios behind the show.

“Beat the Reaper” stars Poulter as Dr. Peter Brown, described as “an intern at Boston’s worst hospital, with a talent for medicine, a shift from hell, and a past he’d prefer to keep hidden. But when a patient recognizes him from his dangerous past, Brown has eight hours to elude the government, mob hitmen, quack surgeons, and a trail of dead gangers to somehow beat the reaper.”

Catlin will exec produce under his overall deal with Apple TV. Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Natalie Lehmann are also executive producers, via New Regency.

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Poulter’s upcoming credits include “Union County,” the horror film “Rapture,” the Netflix drama “Saturdn Return” and the sci-fi comedy “I Love Boosters.” He was also recently seen in A24’s “Warfare.” His other credits include “On Swift Horses,” “Death of a Unicorn,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “The Revenant,” “Detroit,” “Midsommar,” “War Machine,” “We’re the Millers” and more. Besides “The Bear,” his TV credits include “Dopesick,” “Bandersnatch,” “The Underground Railroad” and more.

He received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy for his role in “The Bear” and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for “Dopesick.”