Patrick Dempsey Cast in Memory of a Killer

Patrick Dempsey has been cast as the lead in FOX’s new thriller Memory of a Killer.

Announced as part of its 2025-26 lineup, the series is inspired by the 2003 award-winning Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer (La Memoire Du Tueur).

Dempsey stars as a hitman who develops early onset Alzheimer’s. It is produced by Warner Bros. Television and FOX Entertainment. Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone executive produce alongside Cathy Schulman of Welle Entertainment. Arthur Sarkissian and Martin Campbell are also executive producers, along with Peter Bouckaert of Eyeworks.

Announcing the fall slate, Michael Thorn, president of the FOX Television Network, referred to the series as a “propulsive series with a noisy, unrelenting character hook that immediately grabbed our attention. In the spirit of 24 and House, we’re introducing a daring new signature FOX lead, a complicated antihero facing unimaginable danger.”