‘Obituary’ Creator Ray Lawlor Signs With Insight Entertainment
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Obituary creator Ray Lawlor has signed with Insight Entertainment. Launched in 2023, Obituary is from APC Studios (UK) and Irish indie Magamedia for Irish pubcaster RTÉ and Hulu in the U.S.
It follows Elvira (Siobhán Cullen), a young woman obsessed with death who writes obituaries for a local newspaper. Without enough bodies to fill the required column inches, she resorts to murder.
The show streams on Netflix in the UK. Ray also serves as the showrunner. Production has begun on season 2, which sees Elvira struggling with the death of her father.
She seeks relief in killing, but is beaten to the act by a mysterious new murderer in town. A local cop, Detective Rose (Noni Stapleton), suspects Elvira of the crime, which in this case she hasn’t committed.
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