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Mark Wahlberg working on Netflix film 'Wonderland'

By Karen Butler   |   June 27, 2018 at 5:24 PM
Actor Mark Wahlberg (L) and director Peter Berg are working together on the detective drama "Wonderland" for Netflix. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg arrive on the red carpet at the 2016 National Board of Review gala on January 4, 2017 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

June 27 (UPI) -- Frequent collaborators Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg are reuniting for the Netflix movie, Wonderland, which is based on the novel Robert B. Parker's Wonderland by Ace Atkins, the streaming service announced.

Berg will direct the detective drama and Wahlberg will star in and produce it. Sean O'Keefe penned he screenplay.

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"The story follows Spenser who, fresh out of prison, is sucked back into Boston's underbelly as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it," a news release said Tuesday.

The character of Spenser has appeared in dozens of books, which were first written by Parker and then Atkins.

Wahlberg and Berg previously worked together on Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon and Patriots Day.