How Donnie Wahlberg's true crime doc relates to Brother Mark's films

Donnie Wahlberg Explain how season 6 of Very scary people He will call his brother Mark WahlbergHollywood career.

“This season is interesting because there is a wide range of very scary people that we cover,” Donnie, 55, said exclusively. Us Weekly On Tuesday, December 10th. “We're covering the people who were involved in my brother Mark's film Pain and gain It depended on. It certainly didn't keep me up at night, but it was pretty bad.

Discovery investigation Very scary peoplehosted and produced by Donnie, is a docuseries that explores “the twisted crimes committed by some of America's most heinous individuals,” according to the show's official description.

The new season will include an episode about the activities of the Sun Jim gang in the 1990s, telling the true story behind the events surrounding the 2013 black comedy film Mark. Pain and gain Loosely based. Pain and gain com. costarred Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Anthony Mackie.

“I think the movie was presented to the audience at least as a kind of comedy, like goofball, but these guys were very serious and did some terrible things,” Donnie said. we. “That was a real surprise to me. Of course, I watch all of my brother's films and Mark and I support each other. Contrary to popular belief, we are very supportive of each other. I had no idea how powerful this story really was.”

Donnie explained Very scary people Season 6 will also cover topics such as the notorious Matusiewicz family, whose history has been described as “very scary in a very different way than a traditional story.” Very scary people story.”

He also mentioned another crime figure from the 1990s, boss Clarence “Preacher” Heatley, who will be the focus of an episode in season six.

“We grew up in Boston, which was close enough to New York that we would always hear stories about things that happened in New York and he was kind of a legendary figure to us,” Donnie explained. we. Then knowing that (the singer) Bobby Brownwho is a friend and also someone I've looked up to my whole life, and he has a small role in that story, and he was really great to work with and deal with.

For context: Brown, 55, was kidnapped in Harlem, New York, by Heatley and his crew in 1993.

“Having him be a part of the show, which is a bit of a spoiler, but having him be a part of one of our episodes is pretty cool,” Donnie concluded.

Season 6 of Very scary people Premiering Sunday, December 15 on Discovery Investigation.

Reporting by Cristina Garibaldi