Jon Hamm is one of those actors who seem to have emerged from the past, who was born wearing a slick suit and holding a dry martini. That’s why he’s so perfectly utilized in the period drama Mad Men (and in the more contemporary Your Friends and Neighbors, which feels like the hangover from his earlier show). His masculine baritone is also used to great effect as Jack Bergin, the protagonist of Audible’s The Big Lie and now The Big Fix, which finds the former FBI special agent now working as an intrepid private eye in glorious film noir fashion. MovieWeb has an exclusive clip from the Audible Original, which is out today, April 24, and also features Ana De La Reguera, John Slattery, Alia Shawkat, Omar Epps, and Erin Moriarty.
You can find Audible’s official synopsis below:
“A gripping, cinematic audio drama that transports listeners to 1957 Los Angeles, this standalone story in The Big Lie series combines historical significance with modern relevance, offering listeners both entertainment and insight into a pivotal moment in Los Angeles’ history. The series explores the often-overlooked Chavez Ravine evictions and the Brooklyn Dodgers’ move to Los Angeles, weaving historical events into a character-driven mystery. Each episode delves deeper into Jack Bergin’s investigation of a deadly conspiracy reaching the highest levels of Los Angeles’ government and elite, uncovering a web of murder and corruption.”
Check out the exclusive clip below, and find details about The Big Fix and how to get it here. You can try Audible for free right now, or try three months for just $0.99 a month.
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Created by writer/executive producer John Mankiewicz (House of Cards, Bosch, House, M.D.) and featuring a star-studded cast led by Jon Hamm, Audible Original series The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery is set amidst the backdrop of real-life events around the battle for the land that surrounds Dodger’s stadium.
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It’s 1957, four years after Jack Bergin left the FBI, and he’s quickly established himself as L.A.’s hottest private investigator who can handle the most sensitive cases for the city’s biggest players. When Jack’s ex-girlfriend, Lala Portal, asks him to help a young man wrongly accused of murder, Jack takes the case without realizing it’s a loose thread that will unspool a web of power, corruption, and murder that reaches to the highest levels of the city’s government and elite. His investigation leads him to Solano Canyon — a robust Mexican-American community near the future home of Dodger’s Stadium — which is being threatened by powerful forces who aim to condemn and redevelop the neighborhood for financial gain.
Set in the aftermath of the infamous Chavez Ravine evictions, this audio drama immerses listeners in a murder mystery that reveals the gritty underbelly of a city on the cusp of transformation, where the price of progress may be more than anyone is willing to pay. You can check out the first Jack Bergin installment, The Big Lie, here.