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Melanie Lynskey to play Erin Patterson in Mushroom Murders series

Original: Mushroom Murders: Melanie Lynskey to star as Erin Patterson in new limited series

Melanie Lynskey has been cast as Erin Patterson in a new limited series about the Mushroom Murders, the Australian case in which Patterson was convicted of murdering three people with a poisoned beef Wellington lunch in 2023. The casting has drawn wide attention as the deadly lunch case remains one of the most closely followed true crime stories.

Why now: The case is one of the most high-profile true crime trials in recent years, so news of a TV adaptation with a well-known lead is drawing broad interest.

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