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Amazon Prime Video has officially ordered an eight-episode drama series about the Karen Read case, starring Elizabeth Banks. The project, inspired by the 'Karen' podcast, is written and showrun by Justin Noble and produced by David E. Kelley Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
Prime Video has officially ordered a new drama series starring and executive produced by Elizabeth Banks, based on the high-profile murder case of Karen Read. The untitled project, inspired by the podcast 'Karen,' will be written and showrun by Justin Noble. It explores the 2022 death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe and the subsequent trials that divided the local community. Banks, a Massachusetts native, will portray Read, who was acquitted of murder in 2025 but convicted of other charges. The series aims to examine the public's obsession with true crime and the breakdown of trust in institutions.
Amazon Prime Video has officially ordered an eight-episode drama series about the Karen Read murder case, starring and executive produced by Elizabeth Banks. The project, inspired by the Law&Crime podcast 'Karen,' is written and showrun by Justin Noble. Banks, a Massachusetts native, will portray Read, who was acquitted of murder charges in 2025. The series explores the community divisions and institutional distrust surrounding the 2022 death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe.
Amazon Prime Video has officially ordered an eight-episode drama series based on the Karen Read case, starring and executive produced by Elizabeth Banks. The untitled project, written and showrun by Justin Noble, adapts the popular Law&Crime and Audible podcast 'Karen.' The series explores the 2022 death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe and the subsequent trials that divided the community. While the production team emphasizes the story's themes of institutional trust and justice, the real-life Karen Read has publicly rejected the adaptation, stating it is unauthorized. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television, Brownstone Productions, and David E. Kelley Productions, with no release date announced yet.
Tom Selleck has joined Apple TV+'s upcoming comedy led by Elizabeth Banks; his exact role is being kept under wraps. The ensemble includes Ted Danson, Rob Delaney, Katey Sagal and more, with Hamish Linklater, Michelle Buteau and Simu Liu in recurring roles. The series, created by Liz Heldens and Matt Ward, is produced by 20th Television with Banks' Brownstone Productions; Jonathan Krisel will direct the pilot and serve as an executive producer.
Tom Selleck is set to guest-star in an Apple TV+ untitled comedy series led by Elizabeth Banks (reuniting with Ted Danson); in another casting note, Sam Waterston will play former President Thomas Barnes on NBC's Peter Krause drama Line of Fire, with Chris Chalk as the current president and Campbell Scott recurring as a senator. The piece also rounds up additional casting news across HBO, BritBox, and Fox News.
A live-action The Magic School Bus movie is finally moving forward after years in development hell: Rob Letterman will direct (and write) the project now at Legendary Entertainment, with Elizabeth Banks still attached as Ms. Frizzle; Universal ceded the rights to Legendary, but no release date has been announced.
Elizabeth Banks is attached to star as Ms. Frizzle in a live-action Magic School Bus movie at Legendary, with Rob Letterman writing and directing; Scholastic will produce alongside Banks’s Brownstone Productions, Marc Platt Productions and Legendary.
Legendary Entertainment and Scholastic are developing a live-action feature adaptation of The Magic School Bus, with Elizabeth Banks producing and starring as Ms. Frizzle and Rob Letterman writing the treatment and directing. The project follows a lapse of rights at Universal and brings together Scholastic, Legendary, Brownstone Productions, and Marc Platt Productions to bring the beloved science-education franchise to the big screen.
Legendary Entertainment is moving forward on a live-action The Magic School Bus movie, with Elizabeth Banks set to star as Ms. Frizzle and Rob Letterman (Detective Pikachu) signed to write and direct; the project is gaining momentum after Legendary acquired rights from Universal and Scholastic is producing, following six years in development.
Elizabeth Banks and Josh Hutcherson reunite for Variety's Actors on Actors, reflecting on their Hunger Games fame, their long friendship, and their current projects (I Love LA, The Miniature Wife) while discussing directing, motherhood, and how the industry is changing.
Elizabeth Banks discusses her advocacy for reproductive freedom and easier access to contraception, including her investment in Cadence OTC which aims to place OTC birth control and UTI relief in convenience stores and push toward an OTC birth control pill; she cites post-Dobbs barriers and maternity care deserts in the U.S., plus experiences abroad, to highlight the need for systemic change, while highlighting her new show The Miniature Wife and sharing personal menopause-related health changes to emphasize women's autonomy.
Elizabeth Banks says she cannot understand why 53% of white women voted for Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in 2024, and she urges more people to become revolutionaries like Effie Trinket to fight fascism.
Elizabeth Banks told Bustle’s One Nightstand that she doesn’t understand why 53% of white women voted for Trump in 2024 and urged more people to be like Effie Trinket, calling for revolution against fascism. She tied Effie’s arc to resisting a fascist regime, and noted Elle Fanning will play Effie in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping prequel, while promoting her Peacock series The Miniature Wife and discussing her interest in producing Hunger Games rights.
Verge’s interview with VFX supervisor Ashley Bernes explains how Peacock’s The Miniature Wife creates a 12:1 scaled world (Lindy about 5.5–6 inches) using a real dollhouse set, life-size tiny props, and a blend of practical in-camera work with CG across multiple VFX vendors. The show aims to feel grounded in real physics and avoids overreliance on AI, while balancing dark humor with the wife’s interior perspective as she navigates a world made terrifying by ordinary objects. The series premieres on Peacock on April 9.