Kelley producing Amazon has officially greenlit a drama series about Karen Read with Elizabeth Banks set to star, Variety has learned. The untitled, one-hour series was first reported to be in the works in 2025. It is inspired by the Law&Crime and Audible Original podcast “Karen.” Justin Noble will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer.
Amazon has commissioned eight episodes. But when she and her legal team claim she’s not only innocent, but that she’s the victim of a conspiracy protecting the real assailants, the story spreads like wildfire, dividing a community in ways they’ve never seen. As endless suspicion mounts, in multiple directions, this genre-bending true crime series explores society’s explosive obsession with true crime.” Along with Noble, Banks will executive produce in addition to starring under Brownstone Productions banner.
Max Handelman and Krissy Wall of Brownstone also executive producer. Kelley and Matthew Tinker will executive produce via David E. Kelley Productions along with Aaron Hart, Marshall Lewy, Jeni Mulein and Jen Sargent of Audible and Rachel Stockman and Dan Abrams via Law&Crime.
Television is the studio. Justin has written a series that respects and treats with care the complexity of what happened and the public reaction to it. We are grateful to Prime Video, Warner Bros.
Television, and our partners at David E. Kelley Productions, Wondery and Law&Crime for believing in it from the start.” This is the second TV starring role announced for Banks in recent months. It was previously reported that she is set to lead a comedy series from Liz Heldens at Apple TV.
She also recently starred in the Prime Video series “The Better Sister,” which aired on the streamer in 2025. Her other TV credits include “The Miniature Wife” at Peacock, “Mrs. America” for FX/Hulu, and both “30 Rock” and “Scrubs.” In film, Banks is best known for her roles in “The Hunger Games” franchise and “Pitch Perfect.” She also directed and produced the 2023 hit horror comedy “Cocaine Bear.” Banks and Brownstone are repped by UTA, Untitled Entertainment and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
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