Are you ready to see everything twice? Because we have a new Prime Video series based on the film Dead Ringers by David Cronenberg, so watch the Dead Ringers series as Twins.
The series, which here in Brazil is called Gêmeas: Mórbida Semelhança, was first announced in August 2020, under the direction of Amazon Studios.
Here, Alice Birch (Lady Macbeth) acts as presenter and producer alongside Rachel Weisz, who plays the central character of the story.
Additionally, follow the Dead Ringers series as Gêmeas.
Plot
Cronenberg's original film was a psychological drama starring Jeremy. Irons as Beverly and Elliot Mantle.
The twin brothers are obstetrician-gynecologists with their own successful practice and a steady stream of patients.
Despite the external similarity of the brothers, they have completely opposite personalities.
Like his confident brother, Elliot is a womanizer who seduces some of the girls who visit his clinic.
When she loses interest in them, he takes them to his shy older brother, Beverly.
However, this is a cunning trick by Elliot, who unbeknownst to the girls who know him, trades with his brother.
One day, when an actress named Claire Nivot (Genevieve Bujold) visits the clinic she becomes the center of a love triangle between two brothers.
The film has classic Cronenberg traits: body horror and violence, imbued with dark psychosexual overtones.
And although the series continues in the same spirit, the story has been slightly modernized.
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The limited series premiered this Friday, April 21, on Prime Video. All six episodes are now available, with a total running time of 60 minutes.
What is the story behind the Dead Ringers series?
As mentioned, the series is an adaptation of David Cronenberg's 1988 film which, by extension, is an adaptation of the 1977 novel Twins, written by Bari Wood and Navegante Geasland.
Both source materials were based on real twins, Stewart and Cyril Marcus, who were New York gynecologists.
Although they had successful careers as fertility specialists, their mysterious death in 1975 drew more attention.
While the novel and film were originally about twin doctors, the TV series focuses on twin obstetricians.
This improved story definitely adds more interest and urgency.
This is due to the complex medical issues girls face in relation to their reproductive health.
Mission of the Twins
In particular, Doctors Elliot and Beverly Mantle have one main goal in mind, which is revealed in the series synopsis:
Mantle twins who are identical from head to toe are on a mission to change the way girls give birth starting in Manhattan.
The series explores not only their medical activities but also their complicated personal lives, which, like the original film, are intertwined with drugs and romance.
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Overall, the series offers a dark, twisty, and gripping story with its complicated dual protagonists. The official summary says the following:
David Cronenberg's 1988 thriller starring Jeremy Irons, a modern version of Uncanny Likeness, stars Rachel Weisz as Elliot and Beverly Mantle, twins who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an insatiable urge to do whatever they want.
Including going beyond the limits of medical ethics to challenge outdated practices and promote women's health care.
Who is in the cast of the series?
Rachel Weisz plays Doctors Elliot and Beverly Mantle. Coincidentally, this isn't Weisz's first time playing twins, as he previously played identical characters in the film Constantine.
The rest of the cast includes new characters who are not iterations of previous characters from the original film.
Some of the supporting characters include newcomers Poppy Liu (Hacks) as Fissure, Britne Oldford (The Umbrella Academy) as Genevieve and Michael Chernus (Severance) as Nuance.
Also returning are Jennifer Ehle (She Said) as Rebecca, Emily Meade (The Deuce) as Susan and Jeremy Shamos (Better Call Saul) as Joseph.
Will there be a second season?
Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that there will be a second season, as the series is being billed as a limited series.
Therefore, because the series is a remastered adaptation, it will likely include a definitive plot that fits into a six-episode season.
services
To find out more about the series visit Prime Video.