Peacock will also release a companion documentary called Dr. Death: Cutthroat Conman, about the rise and fall of Macchiarini, on Thursday, Dec 21. It’s from Maxine Productions (a part of Sony Pictures Television), and Universal Television Alternative Studio and chronicles how the surgeon was exposed as an international con man whose web of lies extended decades.
Mary Robertson, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman and Adam Ciralsky serve as executive producers. John Pappas will serve as co-executive producer and director.