Entertainment · October 28, 2026
Melanie Lynskey to Topline Paramount+ Limited Series ‘Mushroom Murders’
Melanie Lynskey has been cast as Erin Patterson in a new Paramount+ limited series titled 'Mushroom Murders.' The six-episode drama is based on the 2023 Australian homicide case in which Patterson was convicted for the deaths of three guests who consumed a meal containing toxic death cap mushrooms. The series will focus on the 97-day period between the meal and Patterson's arrest. Produced by Soapbox Pictures, the project was created by Anya Beyersdorf, Daina Reid, and Deb Balderstone, with Lynskey also serving as an executive producer.
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Reported by multiple outlets
- Melanie Lynskey will star as Erin Patterson in the Paramount+ series 'Mushroom Murders'
- The series is based on a real-life Australian case involving toxic death cap mushrooms
- The plot covers the 97 days between the meal and the arrest
- Erin Patterson was convicted of murder in the case
Reported by only some outlets
- The series will consist of six episodes
- Melanie Lynskey is serving as an executive producer
- The show's green light was initiated prior to the Warner Bros. Discovery merger
- The meal served was individual beef wellingtons
- The series was created by Anya Beyersdorf, Daina Reid, and Deb Balderstone
- The series is being produced by Soapbox Pictures
Confirmed
- Melanie Lynskey is starring in 'Mushroom Murders' on Paramount+
- The series is based on the Australian case of Erin Patterson
- Patterson was convicted for the mushroom-related deaths
- The show depicts the 97 days leading up to the arrest
Reported
- The series consists of six episodes (Deadline)
- The green light was initiated by the previous Paramount+ regime before the WBD merger (Deadline)
- The meal served was specifically beef wellington (The Hollywood Reporter)
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