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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Ed Whitmore & Tracey Malone |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
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| Producer | Bonnie R. Benwick |
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| Network | Fox |
| Release | January 25, 2026 – present |
Memory of a Killer is an American crime drama television series created by Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone that premiered on Fox on January 25, 2026. It is based on the 2003 Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer .
| No. | Title [1] | Directed by | Written by [2] | Original air date [1] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Daniel Minahan | Teleplay by : Ed Whitmore & Tracey Malone Television story : Ed Whitmore & Tracey Malone | January 25, 2026 | T13.26101 | TBD |
| 2 | "Ferryman" | David Petrarca | Ed Whitmore & Tracey Malone | January 26, 2026 | T13.26102 | TBD |
| 3 | "Samurai" | TBA | Ed Whitmore & Tracey Malone & Heidi-Marie Ferren | February 2, 2026 | TBA | TBD |
On May 12, 2025, Fox gave production a straight-to-series order to Memory of a Killer. It is based on the 2003 Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer. The series is created by Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone who are also expected to executive produce alongside Cathy Schulman, Arthur Sarkissian, Martin Campbell, and Peter Bouckaert. Production companies involved with producing the series are Warner Bros. Television, Fox Entertainment, Welle Entertainment, and Eyeworks. [3] On July 2, 2025, David Schulner joined the series as an executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Whitmore and Malone. [4] On November 10, 2025, Schulner, Whitmore, and Malone stepped down as co-showrunners and were replaced by Aaron Zelman and Glenn Kessler. [5]
Upon the series order announcement, Patrick Dempsey was cast to star. [6] Dempsey also executive produces the series. [7] In July 2025, Michael Imperioli, Richard Harmon, and Odeya Rush joined the cast as series regulars. [8] [9] [10] On August 7, 2025, Daniel David Stewart and Peter Gadiot were cast in starring roles. [11] In September 2025, Michaela McManus and Gina Torres joined the cast in recurring capacities. [12] [13]
Memory of a Killer premiered on Fox on January 25, 2026. [14]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 44% approval rating based on 9 critic reviews. [15] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 58 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average". [16]
