Set in Kensington, Pa.,"Long Bright River" paints an authentic picture of a community overrun by the opioid epidemic. Based on the novel of the same name, author and co-writer of the series Liz Moore completed extensive research in order to accurately portray the community both on the page and the screen.

The Allentown native plays a Philadelphia police officer in the Kensington-set show based on Liz Moore's book.