Emmy-winning actor Amanda Seyfried sat in the backseat of a patrol car for a ride along with two Philadelphia police officers through Kensington. Within minutes of the car pulling out of the precinct,

"Long Bright River" star Amanda Seyfried tells TheWrap she's at a point in her career where anything goes because people trust her

Long Bright River” is languid with its tempo delivering the goods at its own pace, but as a study in familial relationships, this Peacock Original offers compelling drama. It features Amanda Seyfried as Mickey Fitzpatrick,

"We can see ourselves in each of these people, and that's the point of storytelling,” Seyfried tells PEOPLE of the show, now streaming on Peacock

For Amanda Seyfried, the Peacock limited series offered a rare opportunity to play a character adapted from a book while working closely alongside the author, Liz Moore.

This article contains spoilers for “Long Bright River,” now streaming on Peacock. Two years before Liz Moore's novel "Long Bright River" ever hit shelves in 2020 and became a bestseller - and one of Barack Obama's top books of the year - she was approached by different producers.