The trial of Dr. Christopher Duntsch in Texas was one of those most surprising revelations in the past few years. And I, as an actor, want to have the ability to work for the whole smorgasbord of humanity as my directors, as my costars, as my writers, because it makes the stories that we're telling more compelling, not less. Were there podcasts that you looked to as an example, or that sort of influenced you when you knew you were going to be doing a podcast story like this? Caroline is a writer and Florida-transplant currently living in New York City. Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. According to Summers, he first met Duntsch in junior high school in Tennessee when they both played football together and remembered him being a "real smart" and "hard-working guy." As an undergraduate in college, Duntsch even lived with Summers and Summers' grandmother. You listen in horror to what feel like slow-motion car wrecks, captured in Wonderys signature immersive soundscape, as Duntsch drills screws meant to anchor bone into soft tissue and inexplicably snips nerve bundles that control important motor functions, causing irreparable harm. Where Is Dr. Death Now? - Here's Where Christopher Duntsch Is Today in 2021 So my follow-up question to that is how has the show changed your relationship to going to the doctor? The day that Brown suffered her stroke, Duntsch operated again. He was a character simultaneously familiar but totally unique, a brilliant schemer who was also, even in his late 50s, kind of an idiot slacker like Fatal Attraction meets a Judd Apatow movie. Making a splash: A deep dive into the live-action Little Mermaid with a new generation's Ariel. Death', How We Can Learn to Live with COVID-19 After Vaccinations. And then on top of that, you have the systemic side of the medical system that ultimately failed in stopping him. I just need to be able to do it. And he was able to explain away why he had left Baylor, and they looked at the National Practitioner data bank and there was nothing there, because Baylor hadnt reported him. I have to say, it was nice to do something different. Because how can I do anything I want and cross every discipline boundary like its a playground and never ever lose. And so, I think thats what made him an attractive hire. "You were a major in a military organization, and that is the only reason you can have a slight inkling of the manner in which I want you to treat me and respect me". All three of them are fantastic each in their own right. Its interesting, because when I heard at the premiere, people were reacting to things that I didnt anticipate them reacting to. But it ominously preceded Duntsch's short, and deadly career as a neurosurgeon in Texas, where prosecutors say he botched 33 of his 38 surgeries in less than two years. KEEP READING: 'Dr. And so there was no world where they were going to let him speak to me. The next question is how he was able to continue performing surgeries even as he butchered patient after patient. Dr. Death executive producer explains how Christopher Duntsch could And thankfully, knock on wood, I've never had some spectacularly horrific outcome, like Christopher Duntsch, but I grew up in Canada and I'm Canadian. The Peacock limited series Dr. Death is in many ways much more a horror story than a drama, but the villain at its center is all too real. RELATED: Joshua Jackson on Playing 'Dr. So, theyre not as bad. Their efforts to stop him, as documented both in the podcast and show, take a long time, as Duntsch moves between hospitals and continues injuring patients. And then I believe it absolutely became a full-blown fire when he went through school and went through the different hospitals, administrations that he went through because he wasn't stopped. MACMANUS: You know, it's interesting that you asked that question because it was something that we talked about quite a bit, even before we had the writers' room I'm talking three years ago, I think I got the podcast exactly three years ago next week and my answer was that I genuinely don't believe we will ever be able to answer who Christopher Duntsch was and why he was, and it was not my intention, nor was it our writer's intention, once we got to the writers' room, to answer that question in full. So I have to constantly remind myself here that no matter how well-intentioned or well-meaning any doctor or any hospital that I'm interacting with, ultimately they're selling me something. According to Megan Kane, an ex-girlfriend of one of Duntschs friends, she saw him eat a paper blotter of LSD and take prescription painkillers on his birthday. Duntsch was not reported to either the data bank or the Texas Medical Board, preventing him from being tracked as he continued his career elsewhere in the state. But from a script, youre asking people to remember everything you just told them. Determined to play football for a Division I college team, Duntsch dedicated himself to training while in high school. And that disconnect from reality, I found really compelling. Right? We would be lauding him for what he was doing because to this day, several of his patents are still being used in the use of stem cells and neurosurgery. The series tells the story of Christopher Duntsch, a doctor who maimed and killed people during surgeries at hospitals across Texas. So, ask the producers. All Rights Reserved. So we had all of the tools at our disposal. So what do you think, is he just crazy? Coverage of Duntschs case, the podcast series and the now-streaming Peacock series all make sure to underscore that his story is part of a major systemic failurea common theme in true crime stories. Yeah, I do, and theres another one that comes in later.
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