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TRAILER | Brand new docuseries, DR. DEATH: THE UNDOCTORED STORY, reveals the complete story behind the drama series

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Following the acclaimed true crime drama series starring Joshua Jackson, with Christian Slater and Alec Baldwin, this four-part docuseries reveals the complete story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch nicknamed “Dr. Death” – as told by the real people who survived it.

Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story is the first docuseries about Dr. Christopher Duntsch  nicknamed “Dr. Death”  an infamous neurosurgeon who was sentenced to life imprisonment after maiming, harming, or killing 33 patients who came in for complex but routine spinal surgeries in the Dallas, Texas area in the early 2010s. 

The four part docuseries will offer audiences the chance to hear and see the whole story, told by the real people who survived it. In addition to interviews with the real-life Dr. Robert Henderson, Dr. Randall Kirby and Michelle Shughart (played by Alec BaldwinChristian Slater and Anna Sophia Robb, respectively, in the scripted series), the docuseries will feature new conversations with others closest to Duntsch and his criminal case including Jerry Summers, Duntsch’s best friend who he paralyzed following two surgeries; Wendy Young, the ex-girlfriend of Duntsch and mother to his two sons; Dr. Joy Gathe-Ghermay, the anesthesiologist during Jerry Summer’s horrific surgery; Dr. Mark Hoyle, a Texas surgeon who physically tried to stop Duntsch during a surgery; Tex Muse and Pamela Trusty, two of Duntsch’s victims; and lawyers from the trial.

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The story was popularised by Wondery’s 2018 podcast Dr. Death. The scripted true crime drama series, starring Joshua Jackson, with Christian Slater and Alec Baldwin, is now streaming only on Stan.

Produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story is executive produced and directed by Sara Mast. Aaron Hart, Hernan Lopez and Marshall Lewy executive produce on behalf of Wondery.

Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story premieres 30 July, only on Stan.
Every episode of the true crime drama series Dr. Death is now streaming.

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