00:00Michael Sheen has been cast in a new killer role. The actor will play one of the leads in Fox's
00:04pilot, Prodigal Son. The drama, a co-production between Warner Bros. TV and Fox Entertainment,
00:09centers on a criminal psychologist named Malcolm Bright, who knows how killers think because his
00:14father is a notorious serial killer known as the surgeon. Sheen will play the father, aka the
00:19surgeon, Martin Whitley, a once devoted family man and successful surgeon with high-profile
00:24patients. He's also a predatory sociopath who's in prison for murdering more than 20 people.
00:29Yikes. Prodigal Son is one of three pilots this cycle for Greg Berlanti's Berlanti Productions.
00:34The lead role of Malcolm has yet to be cast in the dark comedy, which will center on Malcolm as he
00:38helps the NYPD solve crimes and catch killers, all while dealing with a manipulative mother,
00:43an annoyingly normal sister, and Sheen's character, a homicidal father still looking to bond with his
00:48son. Sheen, of course, is known for his role on Masters of Sex.
00:51Let me show you what any real scientist would kill to see.
00:56The actor next stars in Amazon's Good Omens.
00:58We have nothing whatsoever in common. I don't even like you.
01:01You do.
01:02His other credits include Passengers and The Twilight Saga. For more on this story,
01:06head to THR.com. Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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