FOX is stepping into the new year with a high-stakes thriller, releasing the first trailer for Memory of a Killer, premiering January 26. The series pairs Patrick Dempsey with an impressive ensemble including Gina Torres who will heavily recur as a federal agent determined to expose him.
Inspired by the bestselling book and the 2003 Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer, the series centers on Angelo Doyle (Dempsey), a world-class hitman hiding in plain sight. To his upstate New York neighbors, he’s a quiet photocopier salesman and devoted father. In reality, he’s spent years juggling two lives with surgical precision — until a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s threatens to collapse them both.
Among those closing in on him is Gina Torres, starring as Special Agent Linda Grant. When one of Angelo’s assignments catches her attention, she begins pulling threads that bring her dangerously close to the truth. Her investigation sets the stage for a tense cat-and-mouse chase that could reveal Angelo’s secrets long before his memory fades.
Michael Imperioli also co-stars as Dutch, Angelo’s oldest friend and a chef whose restaurant doubles as a criminal front. Rounding out the ensemble are Richard Harmon as Joe, an ambitious hitman on Angelo’s trail; Odeya Rush as Maria, Angelo’s daughter; Daniel David Stewart as Jeff, Maria’s husband; and Peter Gadiot as Dave, a local detective unknowingly sharing a town with a master assassin.
Behind the scenes, the series has already seen a shift: Aaron Zelman and Glenn Kessler recently stepped in as co-showrunners, taking the reins from original writers and developers Ed Whitmore, Tracey Malone, and David Schulner. Memory of a Killer is produced by Warner Bros. Television and FOX Entertainment, with executive producers including Dempsey, Cathy Schulman, Arthur Sarkissian, Martin Campbell, and Peter Bouckaert of Eyeworks.
The trailer teases a tense, psychological thriller—one where Angelo’s failing memory becomes both his greatest vulnerability and the catalyst for a widening storm. As his past resurfaces and his family becomes a target, every minute counts.
Memory of a Killer premieres Monday, January 26, 2026 at 9/8c on FOX.