Karl Alberg series of novels by L.R. Wright, first published in the ’80s. Years before Rossif got the starring role in the new procedural, Donald tried to get a film adaptation of the books off the ground. “This was news to me,” Rossif, 45, told The Post. “I had no idea that this was one amongst many projects that my father had been attached to.” He added, “I only found out when I called my dad to tell him that I had gotten this job for an American network, and they did the absurd thing of giving me the lead role.”Hollywood legend Donald Sutherland died in June at 88.
He left behind five kids, including Rossif and his half-brother, fellow actor Kiefer Sutherland.“It did seem serendipitous, or maybe it was nepotism,” Rossif said about landing the role, adding that for the people who “wanted to bring the show to life, maybe they were enchanted by this idea that the son would get to play him.” Rossif, also featured in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” added, “Here I am, my father’s now gone, and I’m in this show that he could have been a part of had it been done at a different time.
It’s all a little surreal. I feel him all over this project.”“Murder in a Small Town” follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quaint coastal town as the new police chief to escape the big city.
As he investigates crimes, he also makes a romantic connection with local librarian Cassandra Lee (Kristin Kreuk, “Smallville”). “This show is a murder mystery, sure.
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