Freddie Highmore, star of The Good Physician, has reteamed with prolific showrunner David Shore to create I’m Not Right here to Harm You, with Highmore nabbing the lead function.
The drama from Sony Pictures Television and Blink49 Studios has been picked up by Bell Media in Canada for its Crave streamer. Primarily based on The Irish Unbiased podcast, I’m Not Right here to Harm You, Highmore performs an upstanding household man who, after killing somebody in a bicycle accident, spirals into a lifetime of crime, but is pushed by the noble however futile purpose of by no means hurting anybody ever once more.
Sony Footage Tv will distribute the sequence within the U.S. and internationally, popping out of the Los Angeles Screenings. “We weren’t quite done with each other after all. We’re thrilled to be collaborating again, excited to return to Canada alongside our partners at Bell and Blink49 Studios, and grateful for Sony’s continued support. And now we have to get to work,” Shore and Highmore, who beforehand labored collectively for seven seasons on The Good Physician, stated in an announcement.
Shore and Highmore co-created the drama, with Highmore serving as a non-writing government producer alongside Claire Londy for Alfresco Footage and Erin Gunn for ShoreZ. After the success of the Irish podcast about a tutorial who, after a catastrophe, turned a “polite bank robber,” Sony Footage Tv in 2024 optioned the display adaptation rights.
“David and Freddie have an extraordinary creative partnership built on trust, collaboration, and a shared passion for powerful storytelling. They have a unique ability to create richly layered characters who are imperfect, complicated, and deeply relatable, the kind of characters audiences genuinely care about. We couldn’t be more excited to reunite with them for I’m Not Here to Hurt You and are grateful to our partners at Bell Media, Crave, and Blink49 Studios,” Lauren Stein, government vp and head of artistic at Sony Footage Tv, stated in an announcement.
“David Shore and Freddie Highmore have created a truly compelling and emotionally complex series with enormous international potential,” John Morayniss, CEO, Blink49 Studios, stated in his personal assertion.
Highmore is represented by Artists Rights Group and CAA, and has a first-look cope with Sony Footage Tv. Shore is represented by CAA.
