Elizabeth Bank for playing Karen Read in Amazon Show about the killing trial

Elizabeth Bank will play Karen read In a limited series of controversial development trial at Prime Minister and Warner Bros. Television, Variety has confirmed.

The series is based on the podcast “Karen”, which is a chronic truly crime of the woman, accused of killing his boyfriend, a police officer in Boston who was found dead in the snow. Read at the trial for the murder and preference of other alleged crimes, while its defense claimed that the crop was framed that includes law enforcement agents. Read yourself at the end of the liberation, murder and leaving the scene. She was convicted of a drunk driving and sentenced to a year conditional.

Justin Noble, co-creator “Sexual lives of girls” will serve as a showrunner series, executive government, and David E. Kelley, which is most famous for its courtroom “Boston Legal”, “Practice”, “Alli McBeal” and Apple, “”, “Alli McBeal” and Apple TV. “.

Banks also serve as an executive producer on the project through its Banderstone Banner, next to her partner who produces Max Handelman and Crossy Wall. Matt Kelley is EP through David E. Kelley productions together with Matt Tinker. Jen Sargent, Marshall Levi, Aaron Hart and Jeni Mulein will also produce the executive beautiful, as well as Rachel Stockman and Day Abrams through law and crime.

Banks is an actor, director and producer, which is most famous in the roles in “The Hunger Games” Franchise and “Perfect Perfect”. She also directed and produced 2023 Hit Horror Comedy “Bear Cocaine.”

The Amazon Prime Video did not answer immediately VarietyComment request. The deadline broke the news.