DR. DEATH: THE UNDOCTORED STORY
Based on the whole and real story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, “Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story” is an upcoming unscripted docuseries and a companion of Peacock’s mini-series of the same name, the first season of which is set to premiere on Thursday, July 29, 2021, on Peacock.
Dr. Christopher Duntsch (portrayed by Joshua Jackson on the scripted show) was an infamous neurosurgeon who was sentenced to life imprisonment after maiming, harming, or killing 33 patients who came in for complex but routine spinal surgeries in the Dallas, Texas, area in the early 2010s.
The four-part show will offer audiences the chance to hear and see the whole story, told by the real people who survived it. In addition to interviews with the real-life Dr. Robert Henderson, Dr. Randall Kirby, and Michelle Shughart (played by Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, and AnnaSophia Robb, respectively, in the scripted series).
The docuseries will feature new conversations with others closest to Duntsch and his criminal case including Jerry Summers, Duntsch’s best friend who he paralyzed following two surgeries; Wendy Young, the ex-girlfriend of Duntsch and mother to his two sons; Dr. Joy Gathe-Ghermay, the anesthesiologist during Jerry Summer’s horrific surgery; Dr. Mark Hoyle, a Texas surgeon who physically tried to stop Duntsch during a surgery; Tex Muse and Pamela Trusty, two of Duntsch’s victims; and lawyers from the trial.
WHERE CAN I WATCH “DR. DEATH: THE UNDOCTORED STORY”?
Exclusively available for streaming only on NBC’s online streaming service Peacock.