Long Bright River: Book vs. Series

Peacock’s 2025 series Long Bright River is adapted from Liz Moore’s 2020 novel. Both follow Philadelphia officer Mickey Fitzpatrick as she searches for her missing sister while women are dying in Kensington.

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About the book and the series
Book
Long Bright River cover
Author
Liz Moore
Year
2020
Pages
496Buy book
Audiobook length
13 hr 19 minGet audiobook
Narrator
Allyson Ryan

Philadelphia police officer Mickey Fitzpatrick patrols Kensington, where opioid addiction has separated her from her younger sister Kacey. When Kacey disappears as women in the neighborhood are found dead, Mickey searches for her while questioning whether the deaths are overdoses or the work of a killer.

Series
Long Bright River poster
Creator
Nikki Toscano, Liz Moore
Year
2025
Episode
53 minWatch on Amazon
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Network
Peacock
Cast
Amanda Seyfried, Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, John Doman
Genre
Crime, Thriller
IMDb
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Philadelphia patrol officer Mickey Fitzpatrick works the Kensington neighborhood while watching for her estranged sister Kacey, who is struggling with addiction. When Kacey vanishes during a series of suspicious deaths among local women, Mickey pursues both mysteries and encounters resistance within the police department.

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