'Black Bird' Trailer: Watch The First Look at Ray Liotta's Final Small Screen Role For Apple TV+

Taron Egerton is looking back on his special time working with the late Ray Liotta on the new Apple TV+ series “Black Bird”.

Heavy heart. Ray Liotta‘s daughter, Karsen, is speaking out following the sudden death of her father at the age of 67.

Black Bird, featuring Ray Liotta’s final TV appearance.The actor, who died last month aged 67, stars in the psychological thriller series as the father of Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton).Based on the 2010 true crime memoir In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain by James Keene and Hillel Levin, Egerton’s character is sentenced to 10 years in prison for dealing drugs. During his sentence, he’s offered early parole if he relocates to a prison for the criminally insane and befriends serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser).A synopsis reads: “Keene quickly realises his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall’s appeal goes through.

The trailer for one of Ray Liotta's final projects has been released. Before his death, Liotta completed the Apple TV+ series "Black Bird." The actor filmed six episodes as the character Big Jim Keene. Other projects Liotta had worked on before his sudden death include "Dangerous Waters" and "Cocaine Bear." The "Goodfellas" star had recently made an acting comeback with his role in the Apple TV+ series "Black Bird" along with "The Many Saints of Newark." A preview of one of Ray Liotta's last projects was released Tuesday.

wrote a tribute to Liotta, saying working with the actor was a “culmination of a lifelong dream.”Lehane also said he penned Liotta’s role with the actor in mind and was “humbled, honored, fist-pump elated” when he quickly signed on to the project.The 67-year-old “Goodfellas” alum died last month in his sleep while filming the movie Dangerous Waters” in the Dominican Republic.“Goodfellas” director Martin Scorsese was “absolutely shocked and devastated” by Liotta’s death.“He was so uniquely gifted, so adventurous, so courageous as an actor,” Scorsese said in a statement.On Tuesday, Scorsese said he “regrets” not being able to work with Liotta again before his untimely death.“I wish I’d had the chance to see him just once more, too — to tell him just how much the work we did together meant to me. But maybe he knew that.

Ray Liotta's final TV role before his death last month. The show, inspired by true events, tells the story of Jimmy Keene (played by Taron Egerton), who is sentenced to 10 years in prison for an unspecified crime but then given a fateful choice: Either he can stay in his minimum-security prison and serve the whole sentence or enter a maximum-security prison to befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Houser). It premiers on July 8. Liotta plays Big Jim Keene, Jimmy's father.

Prison isn’t fun. That’s obviously not the hottest of takes.

Taron Egerton is going deep undercover as a snitch in maximum security prison to entice a confession out of a suspected serial killer in a bid for his own early release in the trailer for “Black Bird.”The Apple TV+ series, which debuts with two episodes on July 8, finds Egerton playing Jimmy Keene, a decorated policeman’s son (Ray Liotta), who is sentenced to 10 years behind bars. But, with the authorities needing help in solving a series of gruesome murders, and suspect Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser) in supermax, Keene is offered the opportunity to go to the prison for the criminally insane, and elicit a confession.Things get hairy for Egerton’s Keene as the trailer shows, as he deals with violence, the mentally ill and solitary confinement.New episodes of the six-episode psychological thriller will drop every Friday though August 5.Author Dennis Lehane developed and wrote the drama, which is inspired by actual events, and is executive producer.The series stars “Rocketman” alum Egerton, Hauser, Greg Kinnear as Brian Miller, Sepideh Moafi as Lauren McCauley and Liotta as Jimmy Keene’s father, Big Jim Keene. “Black Bird” is based on the true crime memoir “In with the Devil: A  Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin.Michaël R.

Apple on Wednesday unveiled the trailer for Black Bird, its six-episode original limited series from executive producer Dennis Lehane. The psychological thriller is set to debut globally Apple TV+ on July 8.

Selome Hailu Apple TV+ has debuted a trailer for “Black Bird,” the streamer’s upcoming psychological thriller limited series starring Taron Egerton and Ray Liotta. The project is set to premiere on July 8.The six-episode series follows Jimmy Keene (Egerton), a high school football hero and the son of decorated policeman “Big Jim” (Liotta), who is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison. He is given the choice of a lifetime: enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser) or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole.

When the passing of Ray Liotta was announced, fans started to list the roles that they would remember him most. And by a large margin, the film that was most discussed was “Goodfellas,” the crime film by the legendary Martin Scorsese.

Sigourney Weaver is paying tribute to her late co-star, Ray Liotta.

John Travolta shared his sadness over a friend gone too soon when he posted a tribute on his Instagram Stories on Tuesday. The Saturday Night Live star expressed his agony with a few simple words alongside a photo of him with the late actor - and his Wild Hogs co-star - Ray Liotta who died in his sleep at the age of 67.SEE: John Travolta's $5million family home is only accessible via boatThe actor, who found fame in Martin Scorsese's iconic mafia movie in 1990, had been shooting a new film, Dangerous Waters, when he died.WATCH: John Travolta celebrates wonderful news about daughter EllaHe was engaged to be married to Jacy Nittolo, and left behind a daughter, Karsen.John simply wrote: "We will miss you Ray," and shared a snapshot of the pair both smiling and wearing leather jackets. MORE: John Travolta leaves fans in disbelief as he embraces life in the UKMORE: John Travolta shares 'very proud moment' in rare personal videoHis loss comes just weeks ahead of the second anniversary of the death of his wife - and the mother of his three children - Kelly Preston on 12 July.  John shared a throwback photo with his Wild Hogs co-star Ray LiottaThe actress kept her two year battle with breast cancer private and lost her life to the disease in July 2020.She battled her diagnosis out of the public spotlight until she passed away surrounded by her loved ones, including her two remaining children, Ben and Ella. READ: John Travolta and son introduce new family member - see the sweet photoMORE: John Travolta's daughter Ella releases first incredible single – fans reactAt the time, John announced her passing and wrote: "It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast

Ray Liotta’s fiancee Jacy Nittolo has broken her silence on his death. Jacy has shared a heartbreaking post and final photos of the actor taken just days before his sudden death at 67.

Ray Liotta’s death announcement shocked the film industry, with many actors and directors publicly sharing emotional messages remembering the star.It was announced that Liotta died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic at 67. He was on location filming the movie ‘Dangerous Waters’ and accompanied by his fiancee Jacy Nittolo.“We were deeply saddened to learn of Ray’s passing, it’s a tremendous loss and our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, fiancé Jacy and daughter Karsen,” producers of the film shared to The Hollywood Reporter.The actor was known for his iconic roles throughout his successful career in Hollywood, from playing Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas (1990), Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams (1989), to Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story (2019), Steven Soderbergh’s No Sudden Move (2021) and Alan Taylor’s The Many Saints of Newark (2021).“He was so uniquely gifted, so adventurous, so courageous as an actor,” Martin Scorsese stated, sharing his experience working with him, “Playing Henry Hill in Goodfellas was a tall order, because the character had so many different facets, so many complicated layers, and Ray was in almost every scene of a long, tough shoot.”“He absolutely amazed me, and I’ll always be proud of the work we did together on that picture,” the acclaimed director declared.“My heart goes out to his loved ones, and it aches for his loss, way too early.” Robert De Niro stated, “I was very saddened to learn of Ray’s passing.