Fox Orders MEMORY OF A KILLER to Series

MEMORY OF A KILLER: Patrick Dempsey. CR: Getty Images/FOX

Fox has ordered drama MEMORY OF A KILLER to series for the 2025-2026 season. Patrick Dempsey has been tapped to lead the series as Angelo Ledda, “a hitman leading a dangerous double life, while hiding an even deadlier personal secret.”

“Memory of a Killer is a propulsive series with a noisy, unrelenting character hook that immediately grabbed our attention,” said Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Network, in a statement. “In the spirit of 24 and House, we’re introducing a daring new signature FOX lead, a complicated antihero facing unimaginable danger. We’re excited to bring this gripping new thriller to life alongside our long-standing partners at Warner Bros.”

According to Fox, “Inspired by the 2003 award-winning Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer (La Memoire Du Tueur), MEMORY OF A KILLER is a dramatic thriller about a hitman who develops early onset Alzheimer’s. Losing your memory is a devastating hammer blow for anyone, but for Angelo Ledda, the stakes couldn’t be higher. His hit man job would be perilous enough, but there’s an added pressure. Angelo lives two totally separate lives — fearsome NYC hitman and sleepy upstate Cooperstown photocopier salesman and father. Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years. But now that’s all about to change. Because Alzheimer’s is a foe he can’t outrun, and he knows too well how this ends, as his older brother is already lost to the condition. Angelo is exceptionally resourceful and talented, the best of the best. But he’s about to be tested like never before — and now every minute counts. This is only made more difficult when he discovers that his wife’s recent death may not have been an accident. So, when someone
comes after his daughter — who is pregnant — it’s clear the wall between his lives has been breached. Angelo must stop whoever’s coming for his family by searching his past hits for clues, and the list is very long. Now Angelo must hunt down his mortal enemy while continuing to carry out hits without giving away his diagnosis and still making it home in time to cook dinner for his daughter. MEMORY OF A KILLER is a redemptive story about a man who is losing his memory but gaining a conscience. Because Angelo knows he must stop history from repeating itself and save his family — before he forgets the past.”

The series is from Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone, who executive produce alongside Cathy Schulman of
Welle Entertainment. Arthur Sarkissian and Martin Campbell are also executive producers, along with Peter Bouckaert of Eyeworks.

This post was updated to include Dempsey’s casting.

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