Colin Jost to Play Larry Lavin in Drama Series Developing at Peacock
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Peacock is developing a drama series about Larry Lavin, a dentist-turned-drug lord, based on Season 1 of the Audacy true crime podcast "Wolves Among Us," with Colin Jost set to star as Lavin and Alex Barnow as showrunner.
- The series explores the dual life of Lavin, who was a respected Ivy League dentist by day and a cocaine kingpin by night, highlighting the shocking true story behind his suburban drug empire.
- Colin Jost will also executive produce the project alongside Jeff Grosvenor, Rachel Kaplan, Alex Barnow, and others, with Universal Television involved in production.
- Jost, known for his long tenure on "Saturday Night Live," will continue his "SNL" work alongside this new project, while Barnow brings experience from shows like "The Goldbergs" and "Family Guy."
- The series remains untitled and is currently in development, with no official series order announced yet.
