However, it is a difficult task to translate hundreds of pages of writing into an eight-episode series.

The TV series stays true to Thomas' mannerisms and characteristics.

However, changing his age worked better for the show for one reason.

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The critically acclaimed actress starred in The Dropout, but she also has a long history of ground-breaking performances.

In fact, music is the one thing that helped Mickey escape from her difficult life.

During her childhood, the police officer learned how to play the horn and was extraordinary at it.

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Although she rarely plays as an adult, music remains something she is extremely passionate about.

When she had a son, she passed on that passion to him and taught him everything she knew.

However, the TV series added this as part of her story.

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Long Bright River follows a police officer patrolling a Philadelphia neighborhood plagued by the opioid crisis. As a string of murders occurs, Mickey suspects her personal history may be intertwined with the case. The series highlights the intersection of crime and personal relationships in a community facing adversity.

In a way, Mickey having something else she loves works well for her character.

The TV show, however, doesn’t include this part.

Instead,Kacey goes to live with her father when she finds out she is pregnant.

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He plays a huge role in helping her stay on the path to sobriety.

Gee and Mickey have a close but strained relationship inthe crime drama.

In Moore’s novel, the two ex-partners aren’t anything more than friends and co-workers.

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The fact that their relationship doesn’t is one of the most heartbreaking parts aboutLong Bright River.

The other victims of the serial killer in the series perished in a similar way to the first.

However,in the book, the murderer kills his victims by strangling them.

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In the book, the woman was strangled, just like the other victims.

But in the series, she was shot along with another person who was involved with Lafferty.

During a struggle, Mickey gets hit and Dock ends up pulling a gun on Lafferty.

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They are then joined by the detectives who were investigating the case.

As a string of murders occurs, Mickey suspects her personal history may be intertwined with the case.

The series highlights the intersection of crime and personal relationships in a community facing adversity.