EXCLUSIVE: Lucy Fry (Bright, Godfather of Harlem) and Amanda Brugel (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments) are set as series regulars opposite Jensen Ackles in MGM+‘s crime thriller series Rules of Prey.
Created by Bruce Terris (DTF St. Louis), based on the first novel in John Sandford’s Prey book series, the series follows Lucas Davenport (Ackles), formerly a detective in the Minneapolis Police Department, drawn out of seclusion back into law enforcement to investigate a series of confounding murders designed to send a message specifically to him. When an ingenious serial killer begins murdering Minneapolis citizens, Davenport, a brilliant polymath and unconventional investigator, takes the case, sparking an intense psychological duel with an equally intelligent adversary. As Davenport deciphers the killer’s twisted moral code and personal vendetta, he must match wits with a predator operating by his own rules of justice, risking everything to stop a killer who sees their conflict as the ultimate game.
Fry will portray Marcy, an inquisitive and unrelenting BCA Special Agent determined to unravel the mystery of Lucas Davenport. She knows Davenport has secrets and has a few of her own.
Brugel will play Rose Marie, an observant yet calculated BCA Superintendent who has, over the years, seen it all. Rose Marie has successfully navigated the male dominated political scene in Minneapolis and knows where all the bodies are buried.
From MGM Television and Take 5 Productions, the eight-episode season of Rules of Prey is created by Emmy award-winning writer-producer Terris, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer, alongside executive producer Charles Gogolak and Matt Leipzig for Modern Literary Arts. Howard Braunstein, Michael Jaffe, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra and John Weber also executive produce. John Sandford serves as co-producer. Daniel Sackheim directs the pilot and episode two and serves as executive producer.
Rules of Prey will premiere on MGM+ in the U.S., United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile.
Fry starred as Stella in Chris Brancato’s hit series Godfather of Harlem, starring Forest Whitaker. Her breakthrough role came in Netflix’s critically-acclaimed film Bright, directed by David Ayer, where she starred alongside Will Smith and Joel Edgerton. She’ll next be seen in Julius Onah’s Samo Lives, alongside Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jeffrey Wright, Danny Ramirez, Lukas Gage and Antony Starr. Fry is repped by CAA and Anonymous Content.
Brugel is best known for her portrayal of Rita in Hulu’s Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale and sequel series The Testaments, which premiered earlier this year. She most recently starred in Season 2 of Apple TV+’s sci-fi thriller Dark Matter, alongside Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly. Recent television credits also include Apple TV+’s Murderbot and AMC’s Parish. She’ll next appear in FX’s upcoming Cry Wolf, starring Olivia Colman and Brie Larson. Brugel is repped by The Arthur Agency, Buchwald, and LINK Entertainment..