Prime Video Orders Karen Read Drama Starring Elizabeth Banks
Prime Video has ordered an untitled drama series about Karen Read, with Elizabeth Banks starring and executive producing.
Prime Video has ordered a new as-yet-untitled drama series about Karen Read, starring and executive produced by Elizabeth Banks, according to Deadline.
Justin Noble will write, showrun, and executive produce the series, which comes from Warner Bros. Television, Brownstone Productions, David E. Kelley Productions, Audible, and Law&Crime.
The project is inspired by the Law&Crime and Audible Original podcast titled Karen.
Deadline exclusively reported in August that the project was in development.
Karen Read was accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, on a snowy night. She was acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter but found guilty of other charges after a highly watched trial.
Quick answers
Who stars in the Karen Read series on Prime Video?
Elizabeth Banks stars in and executive produces the untitled drama series.
Who is the showrunner of the Karen Read series?
Justin Noble will write, showrun, and executive produce the series.
What is the Karen Read series based on?
The project is inspired by the Law&Crime and Audible Original podcast titled Karen.