Samuel L. Jackson is unforgettable in the new Apple TV+ series “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” even when he’s silent, slumped in a lawn chair, and fading away in a monumentally cluttered apartment. With the help of excellent aging makeup and delicate prosthetics, Jackson gives a precisely physical, everyman performance that feels like his own “Forrest Gump.” Surrounded by canyons of stuff — triggers to his past lives — his aging, brittle character wrestles with dementia while sporadically being triggered by memories that poetically talk about Black America in the 20th century.

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In the three decades since Samuel L. Jackson entered Hollywood, his on-screen persona has become one of the most familiar in movies. Regardless of the role, you can typically count on Jackson to be tough, cranky, and self-assured. But it’s not often he plays a character as emotionally vulnerable as that at the center of his latest project.

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“The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” an upcoming six-episode limited series from Apple TV+, was adapted by popular crime fiction writer Walter Mosley from his 2010 novel about a dementia-addled misanthrope who pieces together the details of a murder.

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Several months ago, it was reported that b was set to star in a new Apple TV+ series, “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.” The series, much like almost every Apple TV+ project, is yet another attempt by the streamer to use an A-list star to attract viewers. But now, we know who’s starring opposite Jackson and who is behind the camera, leading us to put ‘Last Days’ near the top of our most anticipated TV list.

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Samuel L. Jackson has just boarded the second series-starring role of his career. As recently reported by Variety, Jackson will star in “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” for Apple TV+.

In the six-episode series, Jackson will star as the titular Ptolemy Grey, a quietly withering 91-year-old man on the brink of deep dementia. Opportunities soon change for Ptolemy when he’s given the power to regain his memories.

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