Rachel Weisz starring in TV adaptation of Dead Ringers for Amazon!

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Deadline reports that Rachel Weisz (THE MUMMY) will star and executive produce a gender-swapped remake of David Cronenberg's cult classic DEAD RINGERS for Amazon Studios. Here's the official synopsis:

In Dead Ringers, written by Birch, The Mantle twins, played by Weisz, are the most successful, brilliant and extraordinary people you’ve never met. Identical from head to toe, these two OB-gyn’s are on a mission to change the way women birth, starting with Manhattan. Drugs, pioneering but very much illegal medical research, sex and falling in love, this drama based on the David Cronenberg 80s cult classic, takes us to darker and stranger territory than we could have possibly imagined.

It is said to have a different tone [from the original] and explore themes like women’s health and the issues it faces, including underfunding, as it focuses on the two professional women, the Mantle twins, who are excellent at their jobs while also trying to navigate life outside of work. In the series, the Mantle twins share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes, including pushing the boundaries on medical ethics in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s healthcare to the forefront.

This will be the second time Weisz has played a twin – the first time being in another cult classic, 2005's CONSTANTINE.

Meanwhile, the show is being developed by Weisz, Alice Birch (lead writer of Hulu’s acclaimed NORMAL PEOPLE series), Annapurna Television, and Morgan Creek Entertainment – the company behind the original movie, who is also developing a STAY TUNED series for AMC and have a planned theatrical reboot of THE EXORCIST in the works for 2021.

So what do you guys think? Fans of the original DEAD RINGERS? If so, what do you think of this version? Either way, sound off below!