Jason Bateman and David Harbor star in HBO black comedy DTF St. Louis

Jason Bateman and David Harbor will star in a seven-part series on HBO called ” DTF St. Louis, The story of a love triangle between three adults whose middle-aged restlessness leads to one of them dying.

Described as a dark comedic limited series, DTF St. Louis comes from showrunner, writer, director and executive producer Steven Conrad (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, patriot).

“We are extremely pleased to be working with the brilliant author Steve Conrad, whose unique vision is central to all of his work as a storyteller,” Francesca Orsi, executive vice president, HBO Programming, said in a statement. “With David Harbor and Jason Bateman.” At Series Center, two masterful titans in their own right, we couldn’t be bolder about the journey ahead and look forward to sharing this special, emotionally provocative piece with the world in due course.”

DTF St. Louis was originally inspired by James Lasdun's article in the New Yorker The murder trial of my dentist: adultery, mistaken identities and a fatal sedation. The originally planned series was called The murder trial of my dentist a true crime drama about the dentist Dr. Gilberto Nunez (Pedro Pascal) of Kingston, New York, who was on trial for the alleged murder of his friend Tom Kolman (David Harbour).

The executive producers of DTF St. Louis They also include Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch for Escape Artists; Molly Allen; Bruce Terris; Michael Costigan for Bateman's Aggregate Films; Kristina Wenson for Bravo Axolotl; James Lasdun; and MGM Television.

David Harbor is ending his five-season role as Jim Hopper on Netflix Stranger Thingswill end with the final eight episodes on an unknown date in 2025. Jason Bateman ended his four-season role as Marty Byrde on the Netflix drama Ozark in 2022. He will next be seen in the Netflix feature film Hand luggagewhich will be released on December 13th.