Josh Duhamel will star reverse Renee Zellweger within the NBC restricted collection The Factor About Pam.

The collection relies on the 2011 homicide of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband Russ’s conviction, though he insisted he did not kill her.

His conviction was later overturned.

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This brutal crime set off a sequence of occasions that might expose a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp (Zellweger). Duhamel will play Joel Schwartz, Russ Faria’s protection lawyer.

Duhamel most not too long ago starred within the Netflix unique collection Jupiter’s Legacy based mostly on the comedian collection of the identical identify.

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His different TV roles embody Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Infamous B.I.G., 11.22.63, Las Vegas, and All My Kids. He’ll subsequent be seen reverse Jennifer Lopez within the movie Shotgun Marriage ceremony.

He has beforehand starred in movies just like the Transformers franchise, When in Rome, Misplaced within the Solar, Bravetown, and Misconduct.

The Faria case was featured in a number of episodes of Dateline NBC and have become one of the common matters ever featured on the present.

It was additionally dissected on the 2019 podcast The Factor About Pam, which stays one of the downloaded podcasts on iTunes.

Zellweger government produces along with starring through her Massive Image Co banner.

Blumhouse Tv, NBC Information Studios, and Massive Image Co will produce.

Deadline first reported Duhamel’s casting.

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