March 17 (UPI) -- Benedict Cumberbatch's Patrick Melrose miniseries is to premiere in the United States on Showtime May 12.
Based on the semi-autobiographical novels of Edward St. Aubyn, the five-part drama is "an acerbic and fearless look at the protagonist's harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood to his remarkable survival as an adult," a news release from the cable network noted.