Tim Dillon plays ghost of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in upcoming Netflix show

A spoof about the murder of CEO Brian Thompson is set to occur during Netflix's end-of-year roast special with Tim Dillon reportedly dressing up as the healthcare executive.

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Hollywood already has their hands on the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and they won't be letting go. Tim Dillon is set to play the health insurance executive on Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year. The special is Netflix 's roast to the year which is set to hit the streaming service on Dec.

27. During the show, aspects of 2024 will receive a bit of taunting and teasing as Tim is joined by comedians Hannah Berner, John Stamos, Sam Morril, Mark Normand, and Ms. Pat.



The show was filmed on Dec. 17, leaving the studio with a pretty quick turn around to dull out the results. However, the late-in-year filming gave them the ability to capture nearly all the year, including the recent New York City assassination.

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in preppy Christmas red sweater as protesters beg he be 'freed' SNL star Colin Jost caught off guard by overwhelming audience reaction to Luigi Mangione A source told TMZ that Tim dressed in a suit similar to the CEO, including some bullet holes. According to the insider, Tim is also swaddled in chains which gives a sort of "The Christmas Carol" effect. It appears that Tim's character is a crossover between Brian Thompson and Marley from the famed tale.

Tim, as Brian, reportedly explained that he was making his return from Hell to finally deliver the speech he was planning to say at the conference before he was shot to death. However, he then encountered that the world was celebrating his murder, showing no pity. As a result, he lashed out, telling everyone off.

After all, after Brian was killed, very little sympathy was seen from the general public. Instead, they began to celebrate the killer who managed to evade the scene of the crime. Police eventually took into custody suspect Luigi Mangione who they found at a McDonald's in Altoona, P.

A.. He was subsequently charged with murder and terrorism.

However, support came from all over as individuals are protesting his arrest, claiming his innocence or seeing the killing as justified. In fact, he's received quite the fan fare and his lawyer expressed that Luigi was thankful for the support. Luigi was extradited from a Pennsylvania jail to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn as investigators continue to put a case together against him.

The 26-year-old pled not guilty to all charges against him, but remains behind bars. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter..