We confess, Patrick Dempsey has had us hooked since Grey’s Anatomy! So we’re really looking forward to seeing him back on our screens in its new show Memory of a Killer so we can swoon—I mean, enjoy—him again. Here’s everything we know about the show.
Apart from Dempsey, Memory of a Killer stars Michael Imperioli as Dutch, an accomplished Italian chef who owns a restaurant in the Bronx and Angelo’s oldest friend; Richard Harmon as Joe, a hitman on the rise working for Angelo and Dutch in their clandestine crime business, Odeya Rush as Angelo’s daughter, Maria. The show also features Daniel David Stewart as Jeff, Maria’s husband and Peter Gadiot as Dave, “a local police detective in sleepy Hudson Springs who has no idea a world class hitman is living there right under his nose.”
Also Gina Torres will be a recurring star as Linda Grant, described as “a mercurial, seasoned and brilliantly tenacious FBI Agent who becomes a major antagonist for Angelo across Season 1. When Grant begins investigating one of Angelo’s kills, it puts them on a collision course that will see Grant come perilously close to unmasking Angelo’s many secrets and threatening everything he holds dear.”
As for the team behind the scenes, Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone are executive producers alongside Cathy Schulman of Welle Entertainment. Arthur Sarkissian and Martin Campbell are also executive producers, along with Peter Bouckaert of Eyeworks. Also Aaron Zelman and Glenn Kessler are co showrunners. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Fox Entertainment.
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The Plot:
The official synopsis for Memory of a Killer is: “Losing your memory is a devastating hammer blow for anyone, but for Angelo Ledda, the stakes couldn’t be higher. His hitman job would be perilous enough, but there’s an added pressure. Angelo lives two totally separate lives — fearsome NYC hitman and sleepy upstate Cooperstown photocopier salesman and father. Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years. But now that’s all about to change. Because Alzheimer’s is a foe he can’t outrun, and he knows too well how this ends, as his older brother is already lost to the condition.
Angelo is exceptionally resourceful and talented, the best of the best. But he’s about to be tested like never before — and now every minute counts. This is only made more difficult when he discovers that his wife’s recent death may not have been an accident. So, when someone comes after his daughter — who is pregnant — it’s clear the wall between his lives has been breached. Angelo must stop whoever’s coming for his family by searching his past hits for clues, and the list is very long. Now Angelo must hunt down his mortal enemy while continuing to carry out hits without giving away his diagnosis and still making it home in time to cook dinner for his daughter.“
Photos:
Here’re the first look for the series:
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The Promo:
Here’s the trailer for Memory of a Killer:
And here’s the first teaser of the show:
Release Date:
It’s official! Memory of a Killer will have a double premiere in two nights. First on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at 10/9c, after the NFC Championship Game, then in its regular time period on Monday, January 26, at 9/8c only on FOX.
