Johnny Depp launches screen comeback with drug smuggling docuseries
bombshell defamation trial, Johnny Depp’s next act will be in a docuseries.Premiering July 22 on streaming site Fandor, “Boston George” follows drug trafficker and smuggler George Jacob Jung, who Depp portrayed in the 2001 film “Blow.”The five-part docuseries will feature interviews from Depp, 58, marking his first official on-screen content since his courtroom battle with ex-spouse Amber Heard – unless you count his TikTok videos.Jung, described by Depp as “one of my favorite people instantly” and “a very charming outlaw,” who lived a prolific life of “sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll and lawbreaking,” per the series’ IMDb page. While Jung filmed the series prior to passing away last year, characters from his life came together to tell his story, including the author of the New York Times bestseller “Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All.” Also featured will be his partner Ronda Clay Spinello, friend Waino “Tuna” Tuominen and two DEA agents, undercover agent Tom Tinnerington and Special Agent Mike McManus, who caught Jung in 1994.Jung – who was also known as Boston George or El Americano – played a vital role in the U.S.