‘I Know This Much is True’ casts Mark Ruffalo as troubled twins

Mark Ruffalo bites into the juiciest of actor buffets in “I Know This Much is True,” portraying twin brothers, one of whom is a paranoid schizophrenic. Once you get past the soapy title, this six-episode limited series offers a grim but gripping adaptation of Wally Lamb’s book, rife with tormented family history and the struggle to overcome the past.

Mark Ruffalo bites into the juiciest of actor buffets in “I Know This Much is True,” portraying twin brothers, one of whom is a paranoid schizophrenic. Once you get past the soapy title, this six-episode limited series offers a grim but gripping adaptation of Wally Lamb’s book, rife with tormented family history and the struggle to overcome the past.