Per Deadline, Prime Video has ordered Silent River, a new thriller drama series starring and executive produced by John Krasinski (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Office) and Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason, The Americans). The project comes from Krasinski and Allyson Seeger’s (Some Good News, Dream Corp LLC) Sunday Night, whose first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios has been extended.
Silent River is told through the lens of two men, played by Krasinski and Rhys, whose lives are far more connected than they realize. The series will explore the cracks of small-town America in the wake of discovering a serial killer among them.
Krasinski, who will direct the pilot with some additional episodes, has re-teamed with two key Jack Ryan alums on Silent River. The new series was created by Aaron Rabin (Secret Invasion, Looking for Grace), who will serve as executive producer, with Andrew Bernstein (The Diplomat, The Nevers) directing and executive producing.
Krasinski, Seeger and Alexa Ginsburg (The Hollars) will executive produce Silent River for Sunday Night. The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios, with whom Sunday Night has been under first-look deals since 2019.
“We are thrilled to continue our work with John Krasinski, Allyson Seeger, and Sunday Night on this gripping series, which delves into the mysteries and secrets of small-town America,“ said Vernon Sanders (The Enemy Within, Harry’s Law), head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. “With John and Matthew Rhys attached to star in this wonderful story from Aaron Rabin, our global customers will be on the edge of their seats throughout this thought-provoking, psychological thriller.”
Most recently, Krasinski released IF for Paramount which he starred in, wrote, produced, and directed. He previously co-wrote, directed, and starred in the Oscar-nominated film A Quiet Place, which spawned a successful horror franchise. The Office alum, who also created and hosted the popular web series Some Good News, is represented by WME and Schreck Rose.
Rhys is shooting the Netflix limited series The Beast In Me opposite Claire Danes (Full Circle, Homeland). He recently wrapped Towards Zero, a limited series adaptation of the Agatha Christie (Murder Is Easy, The Hollow) classic for Britbox and BBC1. An Emmy winner for The Americans and Golden Globe nominee for HBO’s Perry Mason, Rhys is represented by CAA, Anonymous Content and United Agents.
Prolific TV director Bernstein most recently directed multiple episodes of Welcome to Derry for HBO and the first season of The Diplomat for Netflix. At HBO, he also served as executive producer and director on The Nevers and Jason Bateman’s (Zootopia+, Arrested Development) series The Outsider. He was also one of the primary directors on Netflix’s hit Ozark, starring and exec produced by Bateman. Bernstein is represented by CAA, Industry Entertainment Partners and McKuin Frankel Whitehead.
Rabin’s spec Towers was featured on the Black List with Andrew Mittman (The Consultant, Wednesday) producing via his 1.21 banner. He recently rewrote Nobody 2 into production for Universal where he is currently writing another feature. Rabin also adapted the graphic novel Old Haunts as a feature for AWA Studios. He is represented by Untitled Entertainment, CAA and Gendler Kelly.