HBO has given a seven-episode series order for DTF ST. LOUIS from showrunner, writer, director and executive producer Steven Conrad (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” “Patriot”). The limited series stars and is executive produced by Jason Bateman and David Harbour.
The show was originally announced back in 2022 with David Harbour and Pedro Pascal and was going to be inspired by the James Lasdun New Yorker article “My Dentist’s Murder Trial: Adultery, False Identities, and a Lethal Sedation.” It was a true-crime drama about Kingston, NY, dentist Dr. Gilberto Nunez (Pascal), who went to trial for allegedly killing his friend Tom Kolman (Harbour).
The official logline for “DTF St. Louis” describes it as “a darkly comedic limited series about a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise, that leads to one of them ending up dead.” (DTF means “down to f*ck).
“We are tremendously excited to work with the brilliant auteur Steve Conrad, whose singularity of vision lies central to all his work as a storyteller. With David Harbour and Jason Bateman at series center, two masterful titans in their own right, we couldn’t be more emboldened by the journey ahead and look forward to sharing this special, emotionally provocative piece with the world come time.” – Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films
DTF ST. LOUIS is written and directed by showrunner Steven Conrad. Executive producers include: Conrad; Bateman; Harbour; Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch for Escape Artists; Molly Allen; Bruce Terris; Michael Costigan for Bateman’s Aggregate Films; Kristina Wenson for Bravo Axolotl; James Lasdun; and MGM Television.
