Philly-Set Crime Series Starring Amanda Seyfried Gets First Trailer

PHILADELPHIA — About a year ago, Hollywood star Amanda Seyfried went on a ride along with Philadelphia Police.

The purpose was research for an upcoming series that focuses on addiction and murders in Philadelphia.

"Long Bright River" is an adaptation of a novel by Liz Moore, a Temple University Associate Professor. The book was featured on President Barack Obama's favorite books of the year list and was named a "Good Morning America" Book Club Pick.

"In a Philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis, two once-inseparable sisters find themselves at odds," a description of the novel reads. "One, Kacey, lives on the streets in the vise of addiction. The other, Mickey, walks those same blocks on her police beat. They don't speak anymore, but Mickey never stops worrying about her sibling."

Seyfried, an Allentown native, stars as Mickey.

Now, the crime drama series has its first trailer.

While most of the series was filmed in New York, the trailer shows Philadelphia's skyline and presumably the Market-Frankford Line.

Starring alongside Seyfried are Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, and John Doman.

Watch the trailer online here.

"Long Bright River" premiers March 13 on Peacock.